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When Julie was two years old, her parents moved with her and her older brother Lee to St. Anthony, where her father found work in the laundry business. They then moved to Idaho Falls where her father worked for City Cleaners, and then owned and operated the Model Cleaners on First Street. She attended Emerson Elementary School, OE Bell Jr. High, and graduated from Idaho Falls High School in 1957. While Julie lived in Idaho Falls, her two oldest kids were born. She then moved to Boise where four more babies joined the family. The family lived in the Boise/Meridian area for 18 years. From 1978 to 1983, they lived in Blackfoot, where Julie was the attendant secretary at Blackfoot Jr. High for three years. She also lived in Rexburg and Pocatello before coming back to Idaho Falls where she worked for the City Road & Bridge Department. While working there, she met and married Darrell Staples in the Idaho Falls Temple in 1985 and they lived there for 24 years. Julie taught private piano lessons for several years, and also worked as Office Manager for Keith Jorgensen's Music Store. Julie was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and held many positions in the wards and stakes. She and Darrell served a mission in the Philippines in 2003 and 2004. They also served in the Family History Library in Idaho Falls in 2005 and 2006. They served a mission in the Salt Lake Family History Center in 2007-2009. They lived in St. George, Utah, from 2009-2010 and then moved to Ammon. They served for a year at the LDS Employment Center in 2011. They served in the Idaho Falls Temple Baptistry for three years. The greatest gift Julie possessed was her membership in the church and her testimony of her Savior, Jesus Christ. She loved every member of her family dearly and her greatest joy was being a grandmother. She and Darrell had many memorable trips and outings with grandchildren. They enjoyed Jeff's high school wrestling career and never missed a match or tournament. They loved to attend any events that the grandchildren were involved in. Their one regret was that they didn't live close to any of the great grandchildren so they could be involved in their lives and watch them grow up. Survivors included: daughter Becky (Bruce) Lundquist of Logan, UT; sons Jeff (Andrea) Gardner of Blackfoot and Scott Gardner of Meridian; siblings Carl Day of Ucon, ID, Marilyn (Steve) Archibald of Ammon, Dennis (Shellee) Day of Arizona, Kevin (Brandi) Day of Ammon, and Kelly (Jeannie) Day of American Fork, UT; 14 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren. Also precedied by children Craig Gardner, Vicki Jo Gardner, David Gardner and Tina Gardner. Graveside services held Friday, February 11th