Pauls, John R. (1923-2002)

'Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2002 Sep 9 p. 8

Birth date: 1923 Feb 1

text of obituary:

JOHN R. PAULS

John R. Pauls, 79, died Sept. 1, 2002, at Mercy Hospital in Moundridge, Kan. He was born Feb. 1, 1923, to Jacob and Anna Regehr Pauls in McPherson County.

He married Frances Dirks on Oct. 24, 1944, in Buhler.

He was a lifetime resident of the Inman area. He worked as a switchman, foreman and brakeman for the Rock Island and the St. Louis Southwestern railroads, retiring after 30 years. He was also a farmer.

He was a member of Zoar Mennonite Brethren Church and served as chairman of the board of deacons. He was a member of the men's quartet for 40 years. He worked in ministry to the aged for 27 years and for 17 years in the M2 prison ministry. He also served as president of the Hillcrest School Board. He was a member of the National Alliance to the Mentally Ill.

Survivors include his wife, Frances; two sons, Keith of Topeka and Mark and his wife, Miriam, of Inman; two daughters, Lorene Hunt and her husband, Steve, of Cornelius, Ore.; and Judy Gallagher and her husband, Brian, of Inman; a sister, Anna Ediger of Inman; a brother, Dan of Parsons; eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Jake, and a sister, Sarah.

Funeral services were held at Zoar Mennonite Brethren Church. Burial was in the Zoar Cemetery.