Native Ellensburg resident Jean E. Paul, 95, died Wednesday [November 3, 1982] at Gold Leaf Nursing Home where she had lived for the past seven years.
She was born Feb. 14, 1887-a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Schnebly. She attended local schools, Ellensburg Normal School and obtained a registered nursing degree from Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland, Ore. She and John H. Paul were married in Ellensburg on Sept. 3, 1912.
Except for seven years, when they homesteaded in Alberta, Canada, the couple made their home in the Ellensburg area, Mr. Paul died May 19, 1975. Mrs. Paul was a member of the Jolly Neighbors and the Progressive Club.
Survivors include three sons, Phillip, John, and Robert, all of Ellensburg; two daughters, Mrs. Merle (Edna) Walker, Edmonds, and Mrs. Jim (Marjorie) Burke, Ellensburg; 18 grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Joe (Edith) Gehlen, Seattle.
Her funeral will be 10 a.m., Saturday at Evenson Chapel, with the Rev. Don Meekhof officiating. Entombment will follow at the IOOF mausoleum.
Daily Record, November 5, 1982
Contributed by: Shelli Steedman