Ivan Lee Gephart

1943 — 2025

Ivan Lee Gephart, 81, of Moses Lake, Wash., passed away peacefully at home June 12, 2025. Ivan was born in Winchester, Idaho, in 1943 to Clyde and Evelyn Gephart. He grew up in Dayton, Wash., where he had many adventures and later shared countless stories about his school days, his newspaper route and the unforgettable characters from the Dayton community. After graduating high school, Ivan pursued many interests. He served in the Army Reserves for six years and worked for Green Giant. During this time, he bought land and began raising cattle. He studied agriculture at Columbia Basin College and completed an internship with a fertilizer company in Coulee City, Wash. — where he met the love of his life, Judith Vaughn. The two were married in 1969 and moved to Pasco, Wash., where Ivan worked for the Chevron Pipeline.