The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-09-07
DEATH OF JOHN PAROY
One of Eureka's Pioneers and q
Most Respected Citizen Dies
Saturday Night

John Pardy. an old and highly re-
spected citizen of Eureka, died at his
home ON Atlas Hill about 10 o'clock
| Saturday night. Thursday he was
around town and at his Office attending
to business and appeared to be in his
usual health.
Not having been seen at his home all
day Friday, however. his neighbors,
NJ. McGarry and his daughter. Mrs. G..
Hagar, suspecting something was
wrong, went over to Mr.. Pardy's house
and raped on the door. Receiving no
response, Mr.. McGarry forced one of
the screens of a raised window, and
putting young Harold Hancock, who
was present, inside. followed after.
On entering the bedroom they found
Mr.. Pardy lying Cd the floor in an I'M
conscious condition. Some of the bed
clothes were wrapped around him. in.
dicating that he had rolled out of bed.
and a portion of his body was under the
bedstead.
DIR. l. H. Francis was Immediately
summoned and everything possible done
to resuscitate him, but without avail,
and he passed away at the time stated
above without regaining consciousness.
Mr.. Pardy came to the United States
from Liverpool. England, in 1868.
settling for a time in San Francisco.
where he took a business course. He
then removed to Austin. Lander County,
in 1865, where he resided until 1870,
when he went to Hamilton. From
there he came to Eureka in 1880 and
accepted a position with his brother.
William Pardy. as clerk in the White
Pine County Bank.
When the bank closed out its bust
ness in Eureka, deceased engaged in
surveying and assaying. which he fol.
lowed continually for the past l6 years.
He was the official surveyor of Eureka
County at the time of his death.
The only known relative of deceased
is a brother. William Pardy, now re-
siding in San Francisco.
Deceased. who was Familiarity known
among old and young as "Uncle jack"
was an exceptional character in this
community. 1t has been said there is
always some one to take your place, but
in his case the vacancies will be hard to
fill. He was a devout Christian char
acter-one who has worked in the good
cause for years. He has conducted
different church meetings in the Epis-
copal Church in Eureka and has read
the burial services over many of our
dead. At the time of his death he was
lay reader and one of the vestry of st.
James Episcopal Church in Eureka.
He was secretary and treasurer OF both
the Church aud Sabbath School. and
had been active superintendent of St
James Episcopal Sabbath School here
for something like Is years-an office
he filled well, his heart aud soul always
being conferred in the work. Every
thing else with him was secondary to
| the i~nterets of his Church and Sunday
School. His sincerity and constancy in
the faith he professed seems expressed
in the following verses of Paul the
Apostle to Timothy:
/ have fought a good fight. l have finished
my course, l have kept the faith
Henceforth there Is laid up for me a crown
Of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous
Judge. shall give me at that day: and not to
me only. but unto all them also that love his
appearing.
Mr.. Pardy was born in Liverpool,
England, August 80, 1888, and was
therefore aged 10 yea RS and 6 days.
No arrangements will be made for
the funeral until Mr.. Pardy's brother
in San Francisco has been heard from.