Kelly Chandler, beloved wife, daughter and sister, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on August 8, 2024 after a long battle with cancer. Kelly was born April 1, 1960 in Canoga Park to Donna and William Wahl and sister to David Wahl. She lived in California until 1970 and then moved with her family to Fredrick, Maryland. After graduating from Frederick High School, Kelly returned to California to attend Azusa Pacific University and Cal State Fullerton where she earned a master’s degree in counseling in 1987. Kelly opened a marriage and family therapy practice in Long Beach and later moved her practice to Santa Barbara to be near her family Donna and Garry Gibbs and her half-sister Toby (Matt) Theule. She later met and married her husband Raymond Chandler in 2003.

Kelly was a wonderful person. She was kind and genuine to everyone she met and was greatly respected for her integrity and caring nature. She also shared a love of music with her mother and enjoyed singing in gospel choirs in Santa Barbara.

Kelly is survived by her husband Raymond Chandler, her mother Donna and stepfather Garry Gibbs of La Quinta, CA, her brother David Wahl of Ferndale, WA, her half-sister Toby (Matt) Theule and her niece and nephews Max, Lucy and Roly of Carpinteria, CA, her stepsister Michelle (Christi) Gibbs and her daughter Chloe Gibbs of Long Beach, CA, her stepdaughter and stepgranddaughter Fani and Zoe Windsong of Santa Barbara, and her uncle Robert (Lynda) Rooke and her nephew Bobby (Crystal) Rooke of Prescott, AZ.