From the Lodi Sentinel, 21 Dec 1918:
Steph Allen Pearson passed away Thursday morning at his home in Galt after a short illness of Spanish influenza. He was the husband of Altama, son of William Pearson of Lodi, and father of Prater N., William, Samuel, Ernest and the late Myrt Pearson.
The funeral will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the late home under the direction of Hale & Bawden, and interment will be made in Galt cemetery.