Jack K. Paul

Jack Paul, age 86, of Huntington, died at 4:35 p.m. Wednesday (June 30, 2010) at Parkview Huntington Hospital. Jack was born on October 26, 1923 in Huntington to Palmer Austin and Helen (Huffman) Paul. He was a 1941 graduate of Huntington High School. In 1942, Jack graduated from International Business College, Fort Wayne and went on to graduate from Ball State Teachers College in 1949. During W.W.II he joined the United States Army and was in the Graves Registration unit from 1943 to 1945 in the European Theatre. Jack received the Purple Heart for an injury sustained in the Battle of the Bulge. He married Phyllis J. Meyer on April 7, 2001, and she survives. Jack taught business for over 5 years in Baroda and Lawton, Michigan. He retired in 1983 from Lincoln National Life in Ft. Wayne after more than 30 years as an auditor. Jack then moved to Hemet, California in 1994 after working part-time for several years at Fairfield's Rare Coin Store in Ft. Wayne. He was a member of the American Legion post #85, the Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church and the Precancel Stamp Club. He loved to collect stamps, coins, post cards, match book covers and other collectibles. Survivors include his wife – Phyllis J. (Meyer) Paul of Huntington, Indiana; one son – John (Jeannine) Paul of Temecula, California; two daughters – Judith (Jeffery) Michell of San Diego, California, and Janet (Tom) Schneider of San Diego, California; one stepson – Steven (Gloria) Meyer of Fort Wayne, Indiana; two brothers – George (Barbara) Paul of Markle, Indiana and Perry Paul of Hemet, California; one sister – JoAnn (Harold) Trout of Warren, Indiana; two stepbrothers – Joseph Huber of Warren, Indiana, and David Huber of Upland, Indiana; and five grandchildren – Danny Michell of Walnut Creek, California, Lyndsey Michell of San Francisco, California, T.J. Schneider of San Diego, California, Jonathan Paul of Temecula, California, and Janelle Paul of Temecula, California. His parents and first wife, Kathryn Reichert Paul, precede him in death. Celebration of Life Gathering will be from 3:30 – 7:30 p.m. Monday (July 5, 2010) at the Bailey-Love Mortuary, Huntington. Memorial Service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday (July 6, 2010) at the Bailey-Love Mortuary, Huntington with Father Ron Rieder officiating. Burial will be in the St. Peter’s First Community Cemetery, Huntington, Indiana. Military Rites will be performed by the V.F.W. Post #2689. Preferred memorials are to the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America, to the Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church or Masses of your preferred church, to the Parkview Home Health and Hospice or the Hospice of your choice in care of Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 West Park Drive, Huntington, IN 46750.

Jack K. Paul

October 26, 1923 - June 30, 2010