Naillon, Fred Eugene

Fred Eugene Naillon age 72, passed away April 9, 2010 at a 
local care center. He was born December 13, 1937 in 
Belleview, Idaho to Fred and Lavonia Naillon, the third of 
seven children. As a child he moved with his family to 
Boise where he resided all his life. Fred started working at 
the age of 14 for the Little Sheep Co. of Emmett, ID. After 
two years he went to work for the Garden Valley Ranger 
Station as a Fire Fighter Smoke Chaser telling them he was 
18 to get the job. At 17, Fred joined the U.S. Navy and 
served for 6 years taking him throughout the Pacific with a 
1 year stint on Guam. After his discharge from the Navy, 
Fred started an apprenticeship with several drilling 
companies thus enabling him to get his drilling license. He 
worked in Idaho, Oregon, Nevada, Montana and the 
Hawaiian Islands for over 30 years drilling for water. He 
enjoyed the outdoors and loved teaching young children 
how to fish sitting beside them on the banks of mountain 
streams. Later in life Fred kept busy buying and selling 
almost anything. He liked to barter and his happiest 
moments were "making a deal." Surviving him is his 
brother, Johnny (Marilyn) Naillon and sister, Jan (Leon) 
Benson and their families, numerous nieces, nephews and 
extended family. He was preceded in death by his 
parents, two brothers; Kenneth and Ralph and two sisters; 
Valetta (Ron) LeBlanc and Grace Frostrom. His family will 
be greeting everyone at an open house memorial in the 
Reception Center at Cloverdale Funeral Home on 
Thursday, April 15, 2010 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. To 
share memories with the family please visit Fred's 
memorial webpage online at 
www.cloverdalefuneralhome.com.

Published in Idaho Statesman on April 13, 2010