Stephen Nicholson Cahoon
Stephen Nicholson Cahoon, formerly of Butler, passed away Oct. 22.
He was born April 19, 1956, in Scranton, to Ann and Donald Cahoon.
Stephen grew up active in the Boy Scouts earning the rank of Eagle Scout. He played in the Scranton Central High School marching band and the men of Green Ridge baseball team.
Stephen earned a bachelor's degree in forestry from the University of Maine, a Master of Business Administration from Wilkes College and a Master of Divinity from Lancaster Theological Seminary.
He served as the pastor for the Meridian United Presbyterian Church in Butler for 21 years. He also applied his services as chaplain to organizations such as the local volunteer fire department and the nearby Presbyterian Church camp.
As part of the Synod of the Trinity, Stephen served on several committees including work with Synod School and the TAS2TE leadership program.
He was active in the Beaver Butler Presbytery where he served as moderator and was a general assembly representative.
Following his tenure in Butler, Stephen served as the pastor at the First Presbyterian Church of Harborcreek, Pa., and a member of the Lake Erie Presbytery for five years, retiring in 2013.
Stephen will always be remembered for his gentle, quiet nature, his love of a good joke and always having a book in his hand.
Stephen is survived by his wife, Marieann of Lovettsville, Va.; his son, Ken of Washington, D.C.; his daughters, Katie and her husband, Chris Buttrick, of Lovettsville, Pa., and Karen of Shakopee, Minn.; his grandson, Alan Buttrick; his sister, Melissa Saddlemire of Factoryville, Pa.; and his nieces, Ashlee Sopko and Alexis Misura, and their families.
He was proceed in death by his father and mother.
CAHOON — A service for Stephen Nicholson Cahoon, who died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017, will be at 11 a.m. Dec. 2 at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 711 W. Main St., Purcellville, Va.In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Camp Lackawanna via The Presbytery Of Lackawanna /816 Olive St./Scranton, PA 18510.
