Charlotte Mae Mortensen Bybee

Charlotte‬‭ Mae‬‭ Mortensen‬‭ Bybee‬‭ was‬‭ born‬‭ on‬‭ May‬‭ 14,‬‭ 1947,‬‭ in‬‭ Salem,‬‭ Idaho,‬‭ to‬‭ Annes‬‭ and‬‭ Maud‬‭ Mortensen.‬‭ She‬‭ passed‬‭ away‬‭ peacefully‬‭ with‬‭ her‬‭ devoted‬‭ husband‬‭ by‬‭ her‬‭ side‬‭ on‬‭ August‬‭ 6,‬‭ 2024,‬‭ their‬‭ 59th‬‭ wedding‬‭ anniversary.‬‭ She‬‭ was‬‭ lovingly‬‭ surrounded‬‭ by‬‭ family‬‭ members‬‭ in‬‭ her‬‭ home.

Charlotte‬‭ graduated‬‭ from‬‭ Sugar‬‭ Salem‬‭ High‬‭ School‬‭ in‬‭ 1965‬‭ and‬‭ soon‬‭ after‬‭ married‬‭ the‬‭ love‬‭ of‬‭ her‬‭ life,‬‭ Clyde‬‭ Bybee.‬‭ They‬‭ were‬‭ married‬‭ and‬‭ sealed‬‭ in‬‭ the‬‭ Idaho‬‭ Falls‬‭ Temple.‬‭ In‬‭ 1966,‬‭ she‬‭ graduated‬‭ from‬‭ beauty‬‭ school‬‭ and‬‭ they‬‭ started‬‭ their‬‭ family‬‭ in‬‭ 1970.‬‭ Later,‬‭ she‬‭ earned‬‭ an‬‭ Associate's‬‭ Degree‬‭ in‬‭ Early‬‭ Childhood‬‭ Development‬‭ from‬‭ Western‬‭ Wyoming‬‭ Community‬‭ College‬‭ and‬‭ went‬‭ on‬‭ to‬‭ own‬‭ and‬‭ operate‬‭ Buttons‬‭ &‬‭ Bows‬‭ Preschool‬‭ for‬‭ several‬‭ years.‬‭ She‬‭ often‬‭ followed‬‭ her‬‭ preschool‬‭ graduates‬‭ through‬‭ their‬‭ educational‬‭ journeys‬‭ and‬‭ beyond.‬

Charlotte‬‭ was‬‭ a‬‭ cherished‬‭ wife,‬‭ mother,‬‭ grandmother,‬‭ and‬‭ friend.‬‭ She‬‭ dedicated‬‭ her‬‭ life‬‭ to‬‭ her‬‭ family,‬‭ church,‬‭ students,‬‭ and‬‭ community,‬‭ always‬‭ putting‬‭ others‬‭ before‬‭ herself.‬‭ Whether‬‭ she‬‭ was‬‭ offering‬‭ a‬‭ warm‬‭ loaf‬‭ of‬‭ banana‬‭ bread‬‭ or‬‭ a‬‭ jar‬‭ of‬‭ raspberry‬‭ jam,‬‭ her‬‭ kindness,‬‭ warmth,‬‭ and‬‭ generosity‬‭ touched‬‭ the‬‭ lives‬‭ of‬‭ everyone‬‭ who‬‭ knew‬‭ her.‬‭ Charlotte‬‭ had‬‭ a‬‭ passion‬‭ for‬‭ flowers,‬‭ music,‬‭ Diet‬‭ Pepsi,‬‭ and‬‭ the‬‭ Utah‬‭ Jazz.‬

Charlotte’s‬‭ greatest‬‭ joy‬‭ was‬‭ her‬‭ family,‬‭ her‬‭ loving‬‭ husband,‬‭ Clyde‬‭ Bybee,‬‭ their‬‭ children‬‭ and‬‭ grandchildren:‬‭ Valerie‬‭ (Brandon)‬‭ Rachel‬‭ and‬‭ Cassidy‬‭ Taro;‬‭ Becky,‬‭ Kayla,‬‭ and‬‭ Austin‬‭ Kerry;‬‭ Bev‬‭ (Pat),‬‭ Kaleb,‬‭ and‬‭ Kalli‬‭ Fackrell;‬‭ Kevin‬‭ (Penny),‬‭ Karter,‬‭ Payton,‬‭ Ella,‬‭ Eva,‬‭ Charli,‬‭ and‬‭ Gabby‬‭ Bybee;‬‭ Megan‬‭ (JP)‬‭ Kendell‬‭ and‬‭ Kaden‬‭ Cummings,‬‭ and‬‭ Wes‬‭ (Stefanie)‬‭ Bybee.‬‭ She‬‭ is‬‭ also‬‭ survived‬‭ by‬‭ numerous‬‭ siblings,‬‭ nieces,‬‭ nephews,‬‭ and‬‭ friends‬‭ whom‬‭ she‬‭ considered‬‭ family.‬

Charlotte‬‭ is‬‭ preceded‬‭ in‬‭ death‬‭ by‬‭ her‬‭ daughter‬‭ Megan‬‭ Cummings‬‭ and‬‭ her‬‭ granddaughter‬‭ Rachel‬‭ Taro.‬‭ Services‬‭ will‬‭ be‬‭ held‬‭ on‬‭ Friday,‬‭ August‬‭ 9,‬‭ 2024,‬‭ at‬‭ the‬‭ LDS‬‭ Church,‬‭ 251‬‭ Elm‬‭ St.,‬‭ Evanston,‬‭ with‬‭ viewing‬‭ services‬‭ beginning‬‭ at‬‭ 9‬‭ a.m.‬‭ and‬‭ the‬‭ funeral‬‭ at‬‭ 11‬‭ a.m.‬

‭ Charlotte‬‭ will‬‭ be‬‭ deeply‬‭ missed‬‭ by‬‭ all‬‭ who‬‭ had‬‭ the‬‭ privilege‬‭ of‬‭ knowing‬‭ her.‬‭ Her‬‭ legacy‬‭ of‬‭ love‬

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