Stephen Arnold ParDunn

The Payette Independent
Thursday, March 10, 1927

Community Saddened by Death of Long time Resident

Stephen Arnold ParDunn was born April 4, 1863 at Farmington, Nebraska, and passed away at his home just east of Fruitland at six thirty o'clock Monday morning, March 7, 1927, death being caused by heart trouble and other complications. He had been ill since January 1st and confined to his bed and for awhile his illness was critical but he seemed to improve and his neighbors thought him getting well. Only the immediate family and his physician knew his grave condition the past few days so his death brought surprise and sorrow to his friends. Mr. ParDunn was big hearted and kind and to those who know him only words of sympathy and kindness are heard over the death of a friend. He had lived here nineteen years, one of the oldest Fruitland residents and he will be greatly missed. The funeral will be held Friday at 2:30 at the home. Loving sympathy is extended to those left, his wife and two daughters, Mrs. Gertrude Young, and Mrs. Josephine Wheeler, both of Fruitland, and the granddaughter, June Young who has made her home with her grandparents.

The Payette Independent (Thursday, March 17, 1927)

Obituary

Stephen Arnold Douglas Pardunn was born April 4, 1863 in Farmington, Illinois. He lived here until a young man, when he moved with his parents to Nebraska City, Nebraska. From here he went to Iowa where he spent one year, and then went back to Illinois. In 1890 he was married at Abbingdon to Miss Alice May Quinn of Landon Mills. He lived here two years, and then moved near Kearney, Nebraska, where he made his home until 1908, when he came to Fruitland where he has resided since. He united with the Evangelical church at Odessa, Nebraska in 1906 and took an active part in the same. Upon coming to Fruitland he aided in the building of the Brethren, Baptist, and Methodist churches, as neither of the three were built at that time. He had been a sufferer of rheumatism for 19 years and bore his suffering patiently, all the time hoping for some relief. His last illness was of nine weeks duration, when he suffered intensely with the flu, bronchitis, pleurisy, inflammatory rheumatism, and all the time a very bad heart, which was the immediate cause of his death. He was a big hearted and kind man always wanting to help those who needed help in any way and was always working for others in spite of the ill health he had and was borely ablest to do his own work. Only those who knew him best can realize the loss and sorrow that is caused by his going. He passed quietly away while sleeping, on Monday morning, March 7, at 6:30. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife and two daughters, Mrs. Gertrude Young and Mrs. Josephine Wheeler, (one son and one daughter preceding him in infancy) one granddaughter, Alice June Young; four sisters, Mrs. Delia Breen of Belgrade, Nebraska; Mrs. Julia Reeves of Fullerton, Nebraska, Mrs. Lina Cozard of Saliz, Iowa; and Mrs. Mary McCoy of Farmington, Ill., two brothers, David Pardunn of New Richmond, West Virginia and Isaac Pardunn of Gresham, Ore., besides a host of friends. One sister passed away in Kansas five years ago. Funeral services were held from the home Friday afternoon at 2:30 conducted by Rev. C. M. Knight, and interment made in Riverside cemetery.

We are lonely here without you,
Yet we know you are at rest,
And we all shall hope to meet you,
Over there where souls are blest.

Card of Thanks

We desire in this way to thank our many kind friends who assisted us in every way during the illness and at the death of our dear husband and father. Also those who contributed the many beautiful flowers, and those who furnished the music. MRS. ALICE PARDUNN, GERTRUDE YOUNG, JOSEPHINE WHEELER