David Rodney Yardley

Sep 21, 1971 — Oct 17, 2026

David Rodney Yardley passed away peacefully at home on October 17, 2026, after a 3-year battle with Kidney cancer. He was 55.

Dave was born on September 21, 1971, to Gail Rae Bottomly and Clyde Ellis Yardley in San Diego California. He was the oldest of 5 children, 3 brothers Daniel, Matthew, and Joel and one sister Deborah Kroeger all having grown up in West Point Utah. Dave graduated from Clearfield High School in 1989.

David enlisted in the US AirForce on October 15, 1991, as a C-130 crew Chief Stationed at Dyess AFB Texas. In November 1992 to January 1993 while on a joint deployment with McChord AFB to Kenya Africa. Dave met his future wife Brandy Lynn Oldweiler, an Air Transportation Specialist, they married July 25, 1993, in Reno Nevada. In April 1994 they would welcome their first son Tyler David. Dave returned to school cross training as an Aircraft Hydraulics Specialist and in 1995 was reassigned to Travis AFB California where he worked on the C-5 Aircraft. In November 1995 the family of 3 would welcome their second son Alexander Clayton.

In 1998 Dave was reassigned again to the Azores Islands on an 18-month remote tour maintaining various cargo aircraft. In 1999 Dave received orders for his next duty assignment, Hill AFB Utah reuniting with his family and spending the next 8 and a half years working on the F-16’s as well as a multiyear special assignment controlling the flight line. During this time in March of 2000 a third son was born Spencer Rae.

In 2008 Dave and his family would make his final career transfer to Kadena AFB Okinawa Japan, working special operations aircraft.

David Yardley honorably retired from the U.S.A.F after 20 years of dedicated services in November 2011.

Daves’ new chapter returned his family to Utah, where he took a contract position with Union Pacific to modify and update their locomotive engines while attending online schooling for Wind Turbine Technician graduating top in his class. With schooling complete and the U.P. contract ending Dave accepted a position with Parker-Hannifin, where he spent his last 15 working years building and testing aircraft flight controls.

David is survived by his father Clyde Yardley, his mother Gail Bottomly Yardley, his brothers and sister, his wife Brandy Oldweiler Yardley, his children; Tyler (Megan) Yardley, Alexander; and Spencer (MaKayla) Yardley, his 4 wonderful grandchildren, Raelynn, Sage, Elena, and Atlas.

He was preceded in death by his nephew Easton Kroeger, his maternal and paternal grandparents as well as his uncle and namesake Rodney Yardley.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at Lindquist’s Roy Mortuary. 3333 West 5600 South, Roy UT. Friends may visit with family on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. and prior to service from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the mortuary.

Services will be live-streamed and available the day of service by scrolling to the bottom of Dave's obituary, where condolences may also be shared.

Services entrusted to Lindquist’s Roy Mortuary.

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