How do I kill my daugter's iphone so I can switch the responsible itunes account?

I made the mistake when setting up my daughter's iPhone4 (verizon) of setting it up in my wife's iTunes account.  I've now created correct account, but even when I restore phone, it still reverts to my wife's iTunes account.  I've read the support forum - there seems to be no way to switch applicable accounts (and I'm willing to lose and pay again for the apps), so I just want to kill the phone so it is a virgin phone to be set up the way it was before I started to set it up.  How the heck do I do this?  And, why the heck has it never dawned on Apple that we users are dumb enough to need to do this?  I don't want to use a sledgehmmer - I want the phone to work (albeit as a new one) once it is rebuilt in iTunes. 
Thanks so much!

Idea's (Try 1 first, then 2 and then 3):
1. On the iPhone go to Settings App>Store>Tap your wife's Apple ID, and then tap "Sign Out">Tap sign in, using an existing Apple ID (the new one you created for your daughter)
3. On the iPhone go to App Store>Tap the "Featured" tab>Scroll to the bottom and tap your wife's Apple ID>Tap "Sign Out">Tap "Sign In" or downloaded any random free App like FaceBook or Skype.
3. On the iPhone go to Settings App>General>Reset>Erase All Content and Settings
(Make sure when you connect it to iTunes, iCloud or otherwise you set it up as a "New iPhone" rather than a restore)
Note: When you "Restore" the iPhone, it's also restoring the Settings and Preferences, so it will restore the account, Apple ID, settings and stuff like that. Set it up as a "New iPhone", and try again.

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