Rhonda was born February 24, 1955 as the daughter of Roy and Loretta Allard. Rhonda grew up in Cedar Rapids and became a tennis champion at Cedar Rapids Jefferson High School of 1973. The biggest milestone was placing her faith and trust in Jesus Christ. Rhonda moved to Indianola in 1978. She raised her three children faithfully and taught them to know and follow Jesus.  She encouraged her children to pray for others, persevere, work hard, and never give up.  Rhonda was known for her joy and her infectious laughter. The LORD helped her overcame many trials in her life, defeating cancer five times, recovering from several strokes, persevering to the end. Rhonda married Daniel Hamill at Buxton Park in Indianola, IA on July 9, 2016. Rhonda was employed by DrugTown, became a certified pharmacy technician, and retired after working at Hy-Vee and Fareway in 2020. Rhonda loved spending time with her grandchildren, talking with friends, visiting family, attending church faithfully, growing in her Bible studies and taking walks with her husband. She enjoyed the holidays and the National Balloon Classic with her husband and family.

Survivors include her husband Daniel Hamill of Indianola, Iowa, her three children, Andrew (Allison) McGowan of Kenosha, WI; Aaron (Rhiannon) McGowan of  Buckeye, AZ; Amy (Kyle) Schock of Sioux Falls, SD; her brother Mike (Chris) Allard of Plymouth, MN; grandchildren Elias, Loretta, Graham, Rigby, Amariah, Ramsey McGowan and Madelynn, Miles, Chloe, and Noah Schock, and Blake and Kylee Hamill.  Rhonda also loved her nieces Tara (Aric) Bruggeworth of FL and Jenna (Juston) Sanger of MN.  She was preceded in death by her parents Roy and Loretta Allard of Cedar Rapids, IA.

Funeral services for Rhonda Sue Hamill, 68, of Indianola, who passed away Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Indianola, will be held 10 a.m., Friday, May 26, 2023 at Freedom Fellowship Church in Indianola.  Graveside services will be held 3 p.m. Friday in the Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  Visitation will be held 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 25, 2023 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.

We would like to thank the many friends who prayed without ceasing, dropped off food, and visited Rhonda in her distress, especially those from her church families from Martensdale Community Church, Indianola Community Church and Indianola Freedom Fellowship.

Special thanks to Rhonda's caregivers Daniel Hamill, Aaron McGowan and Rhiannon McGowan who provided care in her final days.