Payette County ID Archives Obituaries.....Pence, Walter G. 1944
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Independent Enterprise 6-1-1944
Independent Enterprise
Payette, Idaho
Thursday, June 1, 1944
 
DIES TUESDAY
 
Funeral Services For Prominent Citizen Set For Friday Afternoon
 
Walter G. Pence, member of a pioneer Payette county family and a citizen who 
has contributed much toward the development of the community, passed away at 
his home on Center avenue last Tuesday morning following an illness of short 
duration.  Funeral services will be held on Friday at 3:30 p. m. at the local 
Episcopal church with Frank A. Rhea, Bishop of Idaho officiating.  Friends of 
the deceased may call at the Landon Funeral home between the hours of 10 a. m. 
and 3 p. m. on Friday.
 
"Walt" Pence, as he was more familiarly known by a host of friends throughout 
this section of Idaho, was born July 5, 1882 at Boise, Idaho.  He has been a 
resident of this county throughout his lifetime.  In 1905 Mr. Pence took over 
the operation of the ranch, which had been under the ownership of his father, 
the late Peter Pence, since 1862.  He attended the local schools and on 
January 6, 1908 was married to Miss Adda Cram at Caldwell.  Deceased is 
survived by his widow, two children, Mrs. Robert Thurston, of Seattle, Wash., 
and Tom Pence, of Payette and two grandchildren; two brothers, Lloyd Pence, of 
Payette and Ed Pence of Santa Barbara, California and two sisters, Mrs. Rex 
Bradshaw, of Wendell, Idaho and Mrs. Frank Satoris of Seattle.  A brother, 
Harry Pence, died in 1940.
 
Mr. Pence was always interested in civic and fraternal affairs and in addition 
to other interests he was president of the Payette State Bank from June, 1925 
to April, 1930 and a director of the First Security Bank of Payette from 
April, 1930 to October, 1932.  He represented the second ward on the Payette 
city council from 1926 to 1935.  He was a member of the Board of trustees of 
Washoe Lodge No. 28, A.F. & A. M. and was president of the board when the 
bonds were issued for the building of the local Masonic hall.  Also was a 
member of (several lines unreadable) Knights Templar, El Korah Temple 
(unreadable), the Mystic Shrine and a member of the York Rite bodies.  He 
affiliated with Washoe Lodge On March 2, 1921.
 
Washoe Lodge, A. F. & A. M.  will have charge of the services at the 
graveside.  Pallbearers are E. H. Murphy, F. M. Moss, Col. W. H. Moss, Clyde 
Thurston, Bryan West and J. R. McKinney; honorary pallbearers, Jack Whalen, 
Dr. Catron, Sam Applegate, John Applegate, Marion Moore of Ellensburg, 
Washington and E. A. Cruzen of Boise. 

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