Hayden Charles Stump

April 23, 1919 – November 7, 2010

Hayden Charles Stump was born in Craik, Sask. on April 23, 1919 - the middle child of 13 brothers and sisters. In 1934 his family moved to the Okanagan in the Peachland area, where Hayden went into construction. He joined the Canadian Army with the Royal Engineers, and was stationed in England during WW2 after a stint building the Vernon Army Camp. After the war, he met Chrissie Smith at a dance in Kelowna, courted, and married her. Between 1949 and 1955, they brought 5 boys into the world. (Eric-1949. Richard-1950, Randy -1952, Donald-1954, Sterling-1955). In 1954, the family moved to Kitimat, working for Alcan as building inspector for the town site. In 1956, he took a position with the City of Vancouver as a City Building Inspector. An opportunity came allowing him to return to the Okanagan, in Penticton, where he supervised the building of the Radio Telescope at White Lake, and installing Air Raid sirens all around B.C. When these projects were completed, he supervised construction of several malls in the Penticton and Carmi area. In 1960 he applied for and was hired by the City of Vernon as Building, Plumbing, Electrical and Licensing Inspector. The family moved to Vernon in 1961. Hayden retired from that position after 27 years, but did not stop then. For the next 20 years he tried his hand at many projects, mostly renovating houses or commercial buildings. Hayden had a great fondness for golfing, lawn bowling and writing. He was involved in a great many clubs in and around the area, one of his favorites being the Spallumcheen Pioneer Power Club where he got to display and play with his antique John Deere BR tractor. Throughout all his life, however, the most important and precious thing to him was his wife Chrissie, and his boys. They, and all of the rest of his extended family will dearly miss him.

A Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday, November 16 at 2:00 p.m. at Trinity United Church, with Reverend Bob Thompson officiating. Arrangements are in the care of Vernon Funeral Home 250-542-0155. Condolences may be offered at www.vernonfuneralhome.com