Rev. Stephen C. (Nevada) Homoki

The Rev. Stephen C. (Nevada) Homoki, 82, of Rimrock, AZ, formerly of Edinboro, died Saturday, December 1, 1984, at Marcus J. Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Cottonwood, AZ, after a sudden illness.

He was born at Baker, NE, April 15, 1902, a son of Stephen and Barbara Cook Homoki.  He married Esther McCurdy of Adamsville.

Homoki was a long-time cowboy-missionary, first a cowboy until becoming a stuntman in the silent movies.  He most notable picture was " The Covered Wagon" made in the late 1940s.  He worked his way east as a trick and fancy roper on the porfessional rodeo circuit.

He attended Moody Bible Institute at Chicago and became a non-denominational minister.  Since 1956, he ministered at Navajo Indians in northern Arizona and lectured and performed rodeo tricks across the US.

He was a charter member of the Cowboys Turtle Assn., now known as the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Assn.

Survivors, in addition to his wife, include a daughter, Mrs. Barbara West of Phoenix; two sons, Stephen Lee of Grand Rapids, MI and James A. of Tucson; three sisters; two brothers and twelve grandchildren.

Services were held at Waid Funeral Home.

Interment was in Rocky Glenn Cemetery.