Background
Janette Callister was born in Springville, Utah, and raised in Spanish Fork, Utah. She is the daughter of Thomas Leonard Callister (1899-1866) and Hannah Carrick (1904-1993).
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Janette Beckham
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She attended Brigham Young University (Brigham Young University) on scholarship and graduated in 1969.
Career
The couple lived in San Antonio, Texas, New York City, and San Francisco and raised five children. Robert H. Hales was an ophthalmologist. He was a professor of medicine at the University of Utah and a professor of nursing at Brigham Young University. Robert Hales died of cancer in March 1988.
Shortly after her husband"s death, Hales was appointed by Utah Governor Norman H. Bangerter to fill a vacancy in the Utah House of Representatives.
In the November 1988 election, Hales was elected to the House as a Republican. Hales served in the 48th Utah State Legislature.
She decided not to run for re-election in 1990 and stepped down after one term in January 1991. Hales served in this capacity until 1992, when Kapp was released and Hales was selected as her successor.
During her tenure as general president of the Young Women, Hales was assisted by four counselors: Virginia H. Pearce, Patricia P. Pinegar, Bonnie Doctorate. Parkin, and Carol B. Thomas.
Pinegar went on to serve as general president of the church"s Primary and Parkin went on to serve as the general president of the Relief Society. Hales was released in 1997 and succeeded by Margaret Doctorate. Nadauld. In 1995, while serving as general Young Women president, Hales married Raymond East. Beckham and changed her surname to Beckham.
Membership
She was also a member of the Utah State Legislature from 1988 to 1991. In 2004, Beckham became a member of the Utah Valley State College Board of Trustees and later served as the chair of the board.
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints