REXBURG — A 31-year-old mother is being remembered for her infectious smile, kind heart, and as a “bright light in this world.”

Kenya Wilson passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 17, due to complications with her liver. She leaves behind her nine-year-old daughter, Jade. Kenya was taken “far too soon,” according to a GoFundMe online.

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“I am devastated. She is my only child. She changed my life,” said Carrie Wilson, Kenya’s mother, while crying on the phone.

According to her obituary, Kenya was a “light in every room—kind, gracious, and full of life.”

Carrie said Kenya and Jade lived with her at her home in Rexburg. Kenya was a single mother and Jade was the center of her world.

“Her daughter was

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