Steven Craig Parton

June 10, 1947 ~ May 20, 2022

It is with great sorrow that our family announces the passing of our loving husband, father, and friend, STEVEN CRAIG PARTON.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~~ Steven passed away peacefully on May 20, 2022, ending a mercifully short battle with cancer.

Steven was born on June 10, 1947, in Salt Lake City, Utah, and grew up in Utah, California, and Japan.

As a young man, Steven served in the U.S. Air Force Reserves, and worked at the Tooele Army Depot (TEAD), in Tooele, Utah. He later became the proud owner of Penguin Auto Wrecking for over 40 years.

Steven met his “forever” wife, Debra Lee Prentice, and they married on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 1996. Steven later adopted Debra’s two sons, Eric & Adam.

Steven loved spending time hunting with his brother, Joe. He was President of the Bass Club and loved to fish the tournaments with his friends. He also loved just boating on Lake Powell, looking for the next best fishing spot.

Steven and Debra retired to Lynden, Washington in 2015, and spent their retirement years traveling between the U.S. and Canada together. He was so proud of his “big red retirement truck”, and strangers would often tell him how beautiful it was.

He loved family get-togethers with his kids and watching his grandkids grow up.

He liked to reminisce about the good old days by watching junkyard shows and Bass tournament shows where he would point out people that he had met.

Steven was a kind and gentle soul with an inviting smile, and who was generous to a fault. He had many friends, and he will be forever loved and missed.

Steven was predeceased by his parents, Joseph C. Parton and Arline M. Nielsen Parton, his brother, Clifford J. Parton, and his daughter, Jackqulyn I. Parton Hathaway.

Steven is survived by his wife, Debra Lee Prentice Parton; his son and daughter-in-law, Eric M. and Molly K. Prentice, and their children, Julia M. Prentice and Robert S. Prentice; his son and daughter-in-law, Adam G. and Marilyn J. Prentice, and their children, Megan E. Prentice and Ryan A. Prentice; and his daughter, Jody A. Parton Siddiqui, and her child, Joseph M. Parton-Siddiqui. He is also survived by his brother, Joseph C. (Patricia) Parton II, and his sister, Julie A. Parton (John) Service.

As Steven requested, no services will take place, and his ashes will be scattered on Penguin Ridge.

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~~The Deepest Sorrow Was Once The Loudest Happiness.~~