Ashley Hansen Jephson

ASHLEY JEPHSON REXBURG, ID -- Ashley Camie Hansen Jephson, 21, of Rexburg, died August 15, 2004, of complications shortly after giving birth at Madison Memorial Hospital. 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. Surviving are: Husband: Roger Jephson, Rexburg, ID Newborn Son: Ashton Jephson, Rexburg, ID Parents: Charles and Valene Hansen, Nyssa, OR Father-In-Law: Tim Jephson, Reno, NV Brother: Troy Hansen, Nyssa, OR Brother: Kory Hansen, Nyssa, OR Brother: Brody Hansen, Nyssa, OR Brother: Anthony Hansen, Nyssa, OR Sister: Chelsey Hansen, Nyssa, OR Sister: Charley Hansen, Nyssa, OR Grandparents: Dick and Camie Wagstaff, Nyssa, OR Great Grandparents: John & Illeen Wagstaff, Parma, ID Grandmother: Helen Jephson, Idaho Falls, ID and many beloved aunts, uncles, and cousins who were like brothers and sisters to her. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Dean and Ruth Hansen; an aunt, Ellen Bake; her mother-in-law, Donna Jephson; a sister-in-law, Donna Lynn Jephson; and her grandfather, Leslie A. Jephson. Funeral Services will be at 12 Noon Thursday, August 19, 2004, at the Rexburg LDS Stake Center, 1545 West 100 South, (west of the Rexburg Middle School) with Bishop Garth Hall of the BYU-Idaho 51st Ward, officiating. The family will meet with friends Wednesday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Wood Funeral Home (273 N. Ridge) in Idaho Falls, and for one hour prior to the services at the church in Rexburg. Burial will be in the Grant-Central Cemetery under the direction of Wood Funeral Home. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 21, 2004, at the Owyhee LDS Ward Building in Nyssa, Oregon. The family will meet with friends one hour prior to the services at the church.