On June 25, 2020, Gwen Stephenson Jones passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family.
Gwen was born August 29, 1946, in Delta, UT; the second of Willard and Clare Stephenson's five children. She grew up a beekeeper's daughter and followed her dad from Utah to California and back again most years. She graduated from Delta High School, and later from BYU, with a Bachelors degree in Homemaking Education. While attending BYU, she met her husband of 52 years, Phillip R Jones. Phil and Gwen were married in the Logan Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on July 26, 1968. She always wanted a large family and was blessed with 11 children, and 54 grandchildren.
Gwen's life was dedicated to serving others. She was an accomplished seamstress and made quilts, wedding and prom dresses, jeans, dolls, and almost anything else requested by family and friends. She gardened, canned fruits and vegetables, and often expressed her love through loaves of homemade bread and bottles of jam. Her service was delivered with a smile and a hug unusually large for her tiny frame. As an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ, she served continuously in a variety of callings, most recently as an assistant to the Matron of the Twin Falls Idaho Temple.
Gwen made life fun. Whether it was finishing valentine boxes late into the night, telling stories in the pediatrician's waiting room, crafting high school senior recognition awards, or screaming and jumping around after a BYU win, she was happily engaged in her children's lives. And there was always something: Day Camps, Eagle Scouts, 4H pigs, recitals, and Young Women's personal progress. She used life's experiences to inspire and teach family values, and her voice was recognized broadly as some of her stories were published nationally.
Gwen embodied creativity. She brought imagination to life in kites, costumes, puppets, plays, songs and more. Though not a musician herself, she championed musical development in her children. She often joked that she only "played the radio" when her children were recognized for their accomplishments in voice, piano, violin, cello, and string bass. She never sought recognition or personal comfort; her joy and happiness came from helping those she loved. All along the way, she thoughtfully preserved life's memories through the lens of her Olympus camera.
Gwen is preceded in death by her parents, Willard Maiben and Clare Luke Stephenson, Delta, UT; her sister Reneé McIff, Richfield, UT; and her granddaughters Caroline Kay Jones and Lydia Jane Chaffin. She leaves behind her husband Phil and a large family. Her 11 children are: Greg (Sara) Jones, Twin Falls; Scott (Nicol) Jones, Pearland, TX; Jim (Julie) Jones, Mt. Pleasant, UT; Layne (Nicole) Jones, Flower Mound, TX; Adam (Abbi) Jones, Star, ID; Dan (Jenny) Jones, Nampa, ID; Rebekah (Glen) Sanders, Huntersville, NC; Jill Chaffin, Twin Falls; Jenn (Vaughn) Harris, Twin Falls; Heather (Jared) Smart, Kaysville, UT; Jessica (Nils) Otterstrom, Albuquerque, NM. She has 51 living grandchildren, with one on the way. Her living siblings are (Kay) McIff, Richfield, UT; Bruce (Debbie) Stephenson, Granite Bay, CA; Roger (Carol) Stephenson, Delta, UT; and Ilene (Henning) Olsen, Price, UT.
We'll miss our wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, and take comfort knowing we'll be reunited again through the power of Jesus Christ. A viewing will be held July 1 from 5:00-7:00 PM at the Reynolds Funeral Chapel in Twin Falls.
Retrieved online on June 28, 2020.
Gwen was born August 29, 1946, in Delta, UT; the second of Willard and Clare Stephenson's five children. She grew up a beekeeper's daughter and followed her dad from Utah to California and back again most years. She graduated from Delta High School, and later from BYU, with a Bachelors degree in Homemaking Education. While attending BYU, she met her husband of 52 years, Phillip R Jones. Phil and Gwen were married in the Logan Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on July 26, 1968. She always wanted a large family and was blessed with 11 children, and 54 grandchildren.
Gwen's life was dedicated to serving others. She was an accomplished seamstress and made quilts, wedding and prom dresses, jeans, dolls, and almost anything else requested by family and friends. She gardened, canned fruits and vegetables, and often expressed her love through loaves of homemade bread and bottles of jam. Her service was delivered with a smile and a hug unusually large for her tiny frame. As an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ, she served continuously in a variety of callings, most recently as an assistant to the Matron of the Twin Falls Idaho Temple.
Gwen made life fun. Whether it was finishing valentine boxes late into the night, telling stories in the pediatrician's waiting room, crafting high school senior recognition awards, or screaming and jumping around after a BYU win, she was happily engaged in her children's lives. And there was always something: Day Camps, Eagle Scouts, 4H pigs, recitals, and Young Women's personal progress. She used life's experiences to inspire and teach family values, and her voice was recognized broadly as some of her stories were published nationally.
Gwen embodied creativity. She brought imagination to life in kites, costumes, puppets, plays, songs and more. Though not a musician herself, she championed musical development in her children. She often joked that she only "played the radio" when her children were recognized for their accomplishments in voice, piano, violin, cello, and string bass. She never sought recognition or personal comfort; her joy and happiness came from helping those she loved. All along the way, she thoughtfully preserved life's memories through the lens of her Olympus camera.
Gwen is preceded in death by her parents, Willard Maiben and Clare Luke Stephenson, Delta, UT; her sister Reneé McIff, Richfield, UT; and her granddaughters Caroline Kay Jones and Lydia Jane Chaffin. She leaves behind her husband Phil and a large family. Her 11 children are: Greg (Sara) Jones, Twin Falls; Scott (Nicol) Jones, Pearland, TX; Jim (Julie) Jones, Mt. Pleasant, UT; Layne (Nicole) Jones, Flower Mound, TX; Adam (Abbi) Jones, Star, ID; Dan (Jenny) Jones, Nampa, ID; Rebekah (Glen) Sanders, Huntersville, NC; Jill Chaffin, Twin Falls; Jenn (Vaughn) Harris, Twin Falls; Heather (Jared) Smart, Kaysville, UT; Jessica (Nils) Otterstrom, Albuquerque, NM. She has 51 living grandchildren, with one on the way. Her living siblings are (Kay) McIff, Richfield, UT; Bruce (Debbie) Stephenson, Granite Bay, CA; Roger (Carol) Stephenson, Delta, UT; and Ilene (Henning) Olsen, Price, UT.
We'll miss our wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, and take comfort knowing we'll be reunited again through the power of Jesus Christ. A viewing will be held July 1 from 5:00-7:00 PM at the Reynolds Funeral Chapel in Twin Falls.
Retrieved online on June 28, 2020.
On June 25, 2020, Gwen Stephenson Jones passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family.
Gwen was born August 29, 1946, in Delta, UT; the second of Willard and Clare Stephenson's five children. She grew up a beekeeper's daughter and followed her dad from Utah to California and back again most years. She graduated from Delta High School, and later from BYU, with a Bachelors degree in Homemaking Education. While attending BYU, she met her husband of 52 years, Phillip R Jones. Phil and Gwen were married in the Logan Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on July 26, 1968. She always wanted a large family and was blessed with 11 children, and 54 grandchildren.
Gwen's life was dedicated to serving others. She was an accomplished seamstress and made quilts, wedding and prom dresses, jeans, dolls, and almost anything else requested by family and friends. She gardened, canned fruits and vegetables, and often expressed her love through loaves of homemade bread and bottles of jam. Her service was delivered with a smile and a hug unusually large for her tiny frame. As an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ, she served continuously in a variety of callings, most recently as an assistant to the Matron of the Twin Falls Idaho Temple.
Gwen made life fun. Whether it was finishing valentine boxes late into the night, telling stories in the pediatrician's waiting room, crafting high school senior recognition awards, or screaming and jumping around after a BYU win, she was happily engaged in her children's lives. And there was always something: Day Camps, Eagle Scouts, 4H pigs, recitals, and Young Women's personal progress. She used life's experiences to inspire and teach family values, and her voice was recognized broadly as some of her stories were published nationally.
Gwen embodied creativity. She brought imagination to life in kites, costumes, puppets, plays, songs and more. Though not a musician herself, she championed musical development in her children. She often joked that she only "played the radio" when her children were recognized for their accomplishments in voice, piano, violin, cello, and string bass. She never sought recognition or personal comfort; her joy and happiness came from helping those she loved. All along the way, she thoughtfully preserved life's memories through the lens of her Olympus camera.
Gwen is preceded in death by her parents, Willard Maiben and Clare Luke Stephenson, Delta, UT; her sister Reneé McIff, Richfield, UT; and her granddaughters Caroline Kay Jones and Lydia Jane Chaffin. She leaves behind her husband Phil and a large family. Her 11 children are: Greg (Sara) Jones, Twin Falls; Scott (Nicol) Jones, Pearland, TX; Jim (Julie) Jones, Mt. Pleasant, UT; Layne (Nicole) Jones, Flower Mound, TX; Adam (Abbi) Jones, Star, ID; Dan (Jenny) Jones, Nampa, ID; Rebekah (Glen) Sanders, Huntersville, NC; Jill Chaffin, Twin Falls; Jenn (Vaughn) Harris, Twin Falls; Heather (Jared) Smart, Kaysville, UT; Jessica (Nils) Otterstrom, Albuquerque, NM. She has 51 living grandchildren, with one on the way. Her living siblings are (Kay) McIff, Richfield, UT; Bruce (Debbie) Stephenson, Granite Bay, CA; Roger (Carol) Stephenson, Delta, UT; and Ilene (Henning) Olsen, Price, UT.
We'll miss our wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, and take comfort knowing we'll be reunited again through the power of Jesus Christ. A viewing will be held July 1 from 5:00-7:00 PM at the Reynolds Funeral Chapel in Twin Falls.
Retrieved online on June 28, 2020.
Gwen was born August 29, 1946, in Delta, UT; the second of Willard and Clare Stephenson's five children. She grew up a beekeeper's daughter and followed her dad from Utah to California and back again most years. She graduated from Delta High School, and later from BYU, with a Bachelors degree in Homemaking Education. While attending BYU, she met her husband of 52 years, Phillip R Jones. Phil and Gwen were married in the Logan Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on July 26, 1968. She always wanted a large family and was blessed with 11 children, and 54 grandchildren.
Gwen's life was dedicated to serving others. She was an accomplished seamstress and made quilts, wedding and prom dresses, jeans, dolls, and almost anything else requested by family and friends. She gardened, canned fruits and vegetables, and often expressed her love through loaves of homemade bread and bottles of jam. Her service was delivered with a smile and a hug unusually large for her tiny frame. As an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ, she served continuously in a variety of callings, most recently as an assistant to the Matron of the Twin Falls Idaho Temple.
Gwen made life fun. Whether it was finishing valentine boxes late into the night, telling stories in the pediatrician's waiting room, crafting high school senior recognition awards, or screaming and jumping around after a BYU win, she was happily engaged in her children's lives. And there was always something: Day Camps, Eagle Scouts, 4H pigs, recitals, and Young Women's personal progress. She used life's experiences to inspire and teach family values, and her voice was recognized broadly as some of her stories were published nationally.
Gwen embodied creativity. She brought imagination to life in kites, costumes, puppets, plays, songs and more. Though not a musician herself, she championed musical development in her children. She often joked that she only "played the radio" when her children were recognized for their accomplishments in voice, piano, violin, cello, and string bass. She never sought recognition or personal comfort; her joy and happiness came from helping those she loved. All along the way, she thoughtfully preserved life's memories through the lens of her Olympus camera.
Gwen is preceded in death by her parents, Willard Maiben and Clare Luke Stephenson, Delta, UT; her sister Reneé McIff, Richfield, UT; and her granddaughters Caroline Kay Jones and Lydia Jane Chaffin. She leaves behind her husband Phil and a large family. Her 11 children are: Greg (Sara) Jones, Twin Falls; Scott (Nicol) Jones, Pearland, TX; Jim (Julie) Jones, Mt. Pleasant, UT; Layne (Nicole) Jones, Flower Mound, TX; Adam (Abbi) Jones, Star, ID; Dan (Jenny) Jones, Nampa, ID; Rebekah (Glen) Sanders, Huntersville, NC; Jill Chaffin, Twin Falls; Jenn (Vaughn) Harris, Twin Falls; Heather (Jared) Smart, Kaysville, UT; Jessica (Nils) Otterstrom, Albuquerque, NM. She has 51 living grandchildren, with one on the way. Her living siblings are (Kay) McIff, Richfield, UT; Bruce (Debbie) Stephenson, Granite Bay, CA; Roger (Carol) Stephenson, Delta, UT; and Ilene (Henning) Olsen, Price, UT.
We'll miss our wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, and take comfort knowing we'll be reunited again through the power of Jesus Christ. A viewing will be held July 1 from 5:00-7:00 PM at the Reynolds Funeral Chapel in Twin Falls.
Retrieved online on June 28, 2020.
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