Rest in Peace, Dear Sister Carol Stephen

Carol Jacobson Stephen was the youngest of four children born into the family of Alma Evan and Emma Bateman Jacobson in Springville, UT and passed into eternity on December 15, 2023, in St. George, UT just three weeks from her 92^nd birthday. Carol loved growing up in Springville where she graduated from Springville High School. She played the baritone horn in the school orchestra and was a drum majorette in the marching band.

She attended Brigham Young University where she met Jay Clair Colver. They were married on June 3, 1953 and had two boys and a girl but divorced in 1982.  

Carol met Roy Stephen in the summer of 1982.  They dated and were married on December 11, 1982, in the Oakland Temple and lived in Moraga, California. Carol adored Roy and is looking forward to spending eternity with him.

She was blessed to have many church callings. She was a Stake and Ward Relief Society President, Young Women's President, and Primary President. She and her husband Roy served in the Vietnamese Branch in Oakland, California for several years.

After retiring Carol and Roy were called to serve a full-time mission in Armenia in 1991. They were the first missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to serve in this beautiful Asian country. After their mission they returned on three other occasions and lived in Armenia a total of about four years while maintaining their home in St. George.

Carol loved her children and especially her 25 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren. She is survived by her husband, Roy Stephen of St. George, Utah; her children: Kevin (Shannon) Colver, Elk Ridge, UT; Richard (Beverly) Colver, Edmond, Oklahoma; and Carie (Pete) Squires, Kennewick, Washington; her stepchildren: Tory (Elizabeth) Stephen, Christiansburg, VA; Mari (Howard) Duncan, Cabot, AR; and Tad (Heather) Stephen, Gilbert, AZ.

A visitation was held on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at Metcalf Mortuary in St. George with funeral services on Friday, December 22, 2023, at Wheeler Mortuary in Springville. Interment will be at Evergreen Cemetery in Springville.