Russell King Homer's History

PARLEY Pratt HOMER

Parley Pratt Homer, the son of Mary Prianna Petty and Russell King Homer, was born at Richmond, Utah, October 29, 1871. As a small boy, he was nicknamed “Cap,” by which name he was always known thereafter. He attended school and spent his boyhood in Clarkston, Utah. As a young man, he became a stockman and a farmer. Later, he engaged in the hotel business. He had a ready wit and pleasant personality, and therefore, he met and got along with the public very well. He was quite successful in his business.

He served as deputy sheriff of Elmore County, Idaho for years. He had an uncanny memory for faces and names, which fitted him very well for his work of tracing crime and criminals.

Aside from many friends he made of his own race, he was also a very good friend of the Indians. They all trusted and loved him and felt that, when necessary, his home was theirs.

When he was a young man, he married Etta Van Orden, of which marriage two daughters, Juanita and Lula, were born; however, they were divorced, and he later married Mrs. Alice Homer, who survives him and is now living at Richfield, Idaho.

He died November 20, 1935.