Whitman County Gazette - Serving Whitman County since 1877

Beloved mother, Jean Nellavene (White) Repp, 104, went home to be with her Lord on April 12, 2022, in her own home in Spokane Valley, Wash., surrounded by loving family.

Jean was born Nov. 7, 1917, in St. John, Wash., the youngest of nine children to Edward Charles White and Nellie Jeanette (Thompson) White.

After graduating from St. John High School, she married Alex E. Repp at Endicott, Wash., on Dec. 8, 1935. They established their home on the family farm outside of Endicott where they raised their four children. In 1978, they relocated to their Spokane Valley home.

Jean was an active co...