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Jay Jeppesen |
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November 16, 1933 ~ November 19, 2017 |
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November 20, 2017 |
Jay Holton Jeppesen, 83, left this earth to
return home Sunday, November 19, 2017. Funeral
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday,
December 1, at the
Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints, 6568 Alderson Lane, Bonners Ferry.
Interment will follow in the McArthur Cemetery
near Naples.
He was born November 16, 1933, in Sandpoint to
George and Georgia M. Holton Jeppesen. In the
winter months his family lived in Sandpoint and
in the summer they stayed in a cabin at a cedar
camp above Brown's Mill.
When he was four years old, his family settled
in the Highland Flats area, where he attended
school in the Highland Flats Schoolhouse until
sixth grade, after which he attended the Naples
School and later Bonners Ferry High School. In
high school he played football but he loved
boxing.
He often remarked that he was raised in the best
of times and had the greatest life. He spent his
time growing up riding horses, trapping, fishing
and hunting and he spent many summers in Fall
Creek. In the evenings, his family would play
games, or just sit around, talk, and enjoy each
other's company.
Jay started working in Brown's Mill when he was
16 years old. He then joined the army in May of
1955 and spent 14 months in Korea. He returned
from there in 1957 and was in the reserves until
1963. He met and married Elizabeth Jo Owens on
July 4, 1958. They raised six children and
helped raise 11 foster children.
While raising his children, he served several
years as a scout master. He loved this time and
loved his scouts.
After the army, he worked at Colburn Mill for a
short time then moved to the Pack River Lumber
Mill in Bonners Ferry, where he worked as a saw
filer until he retired, after which he drove
truck in Alaska, Texas and Arizona.
After driving truck, Jay helped tear down a saw
mill, relocating it to Salmo, British Colombia.
After Canada, he and Jo ended up in Metlakatna,
Alaska, which they thoroughly enjoyed.
Eventually they returned home, where he drove
grain truck in the summer to fund his winters in
Arizona. In Arizona, he enjoyed swimming,
golfing and family time under the warm sun.
He loved his children, grandchildren, and great
grandchildren -- they were his life. He was one
of the kindest men on earth and was loved and
respected by all who knew him.
He is survived by his children Katherine
(Jon),Wasilla, Alaska, Dana of Kamiah, Idaho,
Gayle (Charles), Naples, Niles, Post Falls,
Shannon (Roger), Bovil, Idaho, and Teresa
(Daryl) of Naples. He is also survived by his
sister, Mary Jo Styers, and brother Allen
Jeppesen, along with 16 grandchildren and 40
great grandchildren.
Preceded in death by his parents, his wife Jo,
brother Terry Jeppesen, and grandson Jon Eivan
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