Stephen Miles

STEPHEN "STEVIE" RAY MILES, 32, PASSED AWAY ON FEBRUARY 27, 2010 NEAR VICTOR, IDAHO. HE WAS BORN IN POCATELLO, IDAHO ON AUGUST 23, 1977 TO FAY JOHNSON AND VERL L. MILES. FOR THE PAST 12 YEARS, STEVE HAS BEEN VERY CLOSE TO HIS STEPFATHER, RAY JOHNSON. HE ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN AMERICAN FALLS, IDAHO AND EARNED HIS GED IN 1997. AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, HE DEVELOPED SKILLS USING HIS HANDS, INCLUDING MECHANIC WORK AND WELDING. AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH, STEVE WAS EMPLOYED AT A RAILING SHOP IN IDAHO FALLS. HIS HOBBIES WERE MAKING THINGS WITH HIS HANDS AND OUTDOOR CAMPING AND FISHING. HE FOUND REAL JOY IN TEACHING SAMMIE, HIS STEP DAUGHTER, TO FISH. IN 2008, STEVE BECAME A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS AND HE EMBRACED AND BECAME ENTHUSED ABOUT THE GOSPEL. JUST BEFORE JOINING THE CHURCH, HE MARRIED AMY LYNN PASQUELLA ON JUNE 21, 2008. THEY SET UP RESIDENCE IN THE TETON VALLEY. STEVE SUFFERED FROM CHRONIC PAIN FROM A BACK INJURY AND MORE RECENTLY FROM A HEAD INJURY. HE WAS STRUGGLING TO STOP USING THE PAIN MEDICATION AND HAD PLANS TO ENTER TREATMENT FOR HIS ADDICTION PROBLEMS. THE FAMILY SINCERELY BELIEVES HIS INTENTION WAS TO CHANGE HIS LIFE, BUT HE WAS OVERCOME WITH LIFE ISSUES THAT HE DIDN'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO CORRECT. DUE TO HIS ADDICTION, STEVE LOST HIS VISION OF RECOVERY AND HOPE OF A BETTER FUTURE. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, AMY, AND HIS STEP CHILDREN: KRISTINA PASQUELLA, DAVID (MIRANDA) PASQUELLA, TRISTAN MCCARTHY, ERIKA LABBEE, AND NATHANIAL LABBEE, ALL OF POCATELLO, AND SAMANTHA CLARK OF VICTOR; HIS PARENTS, FAY AND RAY JOHNSON; SIBLINGS: CURTIS MILES, POCATELLO, MELODY MILES, POCATELLO, STEP SISTER, KAMMI (STEVEN) CORMAN, AND STEP BROTHER, NATHANIEL JOHNSON. STEVE WAS VERY CLOSE TO AMY'S FAMILY: HER PARENTS, DON AND SUE ROTH, POCATELLO; JEFF (VANESSA) CHRISTENSEN, GEORGIA; BRIAN (JILL) ROTH, WASHINGTON; RACHEL (JASON) BANDY, COLORADO; SEAN ROTH, NEW YORK; SARAH (DANNY) DAVIDSON; TIM, LEAH, AND JOE ROTH, AND KIRBY (CORY) DELOZIER, ALL OF POCATELLO; 23 NIECES AND NEPHEWS AND 1 GREAT NIECE. HE WAS PRECEEDED IN DEATH BY HIS FATHER. THE FAMILY APPRECIATES THE CARING THOUGHTS AND ACTS OF FRIENDS TOO NUMEROUS TO COUNT. FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE THROUGH VALLEY MORTUARY, DRIGGS, IDAHO. THE FAMILY REQUESTS THAT, IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO HELP COVER FUNERAL EXPENSES. CONTRIBUTIONS CAN BE SENT TO VALLEY MORTUARY, OR TO DRIGGS 3RD WARD, PO BOX 57, DRIGGS, IDAHO 83422, ATTENTION BISHOP WOOLSTENHULME. CONDOLENCES MAY BE SENT TO THE FAMILY AT WWW.VALLEYMORTUARY DRIGGS.COM

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