Melani Smith

Melani Anne Smith, 49, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 15, 2017, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Melani was born December 14, 1967, in Longview, Texas, to Allen Lee Jensen and Gwynda Anne Lindsey Jensen. She grew up in Lyman, Wyoming, where she graduated from Lyman High School as valedictorian of her class. She also attended Ricks College, now BYU-Idaho, and earned her Bachelor's Degree in Speech and Language Pathology from BYU-Provo.

On August 5, 1988, she married Randy G Smith in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. They were blessed with four children: Lindsey, Jacqueline, Mitchell, and Brooklyn. Melani and Randy made their home in Idaho Falls, Idaho, where she was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and homemaker.

An active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Melani served in many callings. She especially loved working with the primary children and the young women. She was brave, she believed in hard work, and she never shied away from a challenge. She constantly served her friends and neighbors out of genuine goodness and love. Melani's fun-loving personality made everything more beautiful, and she truly treasured the time she spent with her family in the outdoors. Her favorite hobbies included gardening, running, camping, hiking, snowskiing, and waterskiing. She always said life was better at the lake.

Melani is survived by her loving husband of 29 years, Randy Smith of Idaho Falls, ID; daughter, Lindsey (Sam) Pulliam of Idaho Falls, ID; grandsons, Roman and Silas Pulliam; daughter, Jacqueline Smith of Provo, UT; son, Mitchell Smith of Idaho Falls, ID; daughter, Brooklyn Smith of Idaho Falls, ID; brother, Shane (Denise) Jensen of Santa Clara, UT; brother, Jon Jensen of New York, NY; in-laws, Garry and Sharon Smith of Rexburg, ID.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Benjamin Jensen, and her sister-in-law Hollie Jensen.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 24, 2017, at the Idaho Falls LDS Taylor Mountain Stake Center, 260 Castlerock Lane, with Bishop Emilio Escalona officiating. The family will visit with friends and relatives Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Wood Funeral Home East Side, 963 South Ammon Road, and Saturday from 10 to 10:45 a.m. prior to services at the church. Burial will be in the Sutton Cemetery.

Melani's family would like to thank their friends and family, and the medical professionals who cared for her in her last days, for their incredible support and service. As her own last act of service, Melani was able to donate her body's vital organs to those in need of transplants.

Funeral Services will be held