Date of Birth
May 10, 1983
Date of Death
August 15, 2004
Location
Rexburg, Idaho
Who She Was
Her Story
She was born May 10, 1983, at Prosser, Washington, to Charles Glenn Hansen and Valene Renee Wagstaff Hansen. When she was six, the family moved to Nyssa, Oregon, where she attended schools and graduated from Adrian High School. She served as Student Body President and was Valedictorian of her class. She was also active in FFA and played softball, volleyball, and basketball.
She received her beautician’s license from Rexburg Career Beauty College in 2002. She attended Brigham Young University-Idaho, where she received her Associates Degree, graduating in the top 5% of her class in 2004.
On August 22, 2003, she married the love of her life, Roger Allen Jephson, in the Boise, Idaho, Temple. In one short year, she completed her lifetime goals of marrying her best friend in the temple and giving birth to her beautiful baby boy, Ashton Allen Jephson. She was the best homemaker and was currently managing BYU-Idaho approved Young Men’s Housing at the time of her death.
She was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served as a Primary Teacher, Visiting Teaching Coordinator, and served on the Activities Committee in her current ward. She loved crafts, needlework, reading, and learning. She especially loved spending time with her dear beloved ones, and always had homemade goodies for them to enjoy.