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In Loving Memory of

William Edward Paul

1927 - 2022

In Loving Memory of

William Edward Paul

1927 - 2022

Newcomer - East Metro Chapel (720-857-0700) is assisting the family

William (Bill) Edward Paul, born in Alliance, Ohio on April 12, 1927, passed to eternal life on November 21, 2022 at the age of 95. He lived a very long and full life which included serving proudly in the US Navy during the occupation of Japan at the close of WWII. He became a Christian at the Gresham (OR) Church of Christ on April 6, 1947 and he was passionate and committed to Christ for the rest of his life. Bill graduated with a B.S.L from the Midwestern School of Evangelism in 1951, a B.Th in 1977 and a M.S.L in 1978. After being ordained to the Christian ministry by the Union Park (FL) Church of Christ in 1967, he spent his life writing multiple books, articles and periodicals, which continued into his 90s. During his life he also performed the duties as a preacher at churches in Orlando, Florida, North Platte, Nebraska, Denver, Colorado and Seattle, Washington.

On September 27th, 1947 he married Bethel Carpenter who proceeded him in death in 2010. He had 6 children; Bennie (OR), Tim (FL), Sheila (CO), Billy (CO). He had two children who are reunited with him in heaven, Terry and Danny. He was blessed with over twenty grandchildren and over sixteen great grandchildren.

A celebration of life will be held 10:00 am, Friday, December 2, 200 at the Church in Aurora, 1294 Fraser St., Aurora and will be live streamed Here. Live streaming is through Zoom and the Meeting ID: 882 5446 1639 and Passcode: 958824.

There will be a private family burial in Franktown, Co. where he will lie to rest next to the love of his life, Bethel.

Newcomer - East Metro Chapel (720-857-0700) is assisting the family

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I remember the first time that I meet Bill Paul. I was 9 years
old as a pre-camper in Orlando, Florida. Debbie was 15 when
she met him through the Church in Orlando. Yet I never met
her until several years later. I met him again at a seminar
on church growth in Gering, NE. I was about 15 or 16. We
were suppose to divide up in teams and go door to door
calling. He said that he would go with this timid teenager.
Oh what an impression he made on me. Then, in 1992 Debbie
and I moved to the Seattle area with our children (ages 2, 4, 7).
They got to meet Bro. Bill Paul and his wife Bethel.
What a blessings as we started attending at Crown
Hill Church where he was preaching and he had me teach a
class. We helped him celebrate his 65th birthday. It is hard
to believe this dear brother has gone on to be with his wife.
WHAT AN EXAMPLE OF FAITH and IMPRESSION he made in
my life. Thanks Bro. Bill

~ HOWARD HERNDON - December 2, 2022

Bro. Paul was our minister in Orlando Florida for many years. He was the one who baptized me. I also have great memories of helping him fold and address a newsletter he published and fond memories of the camp he started. He also led some great song services as he really got into the music. I learned how to direct and keep proper timing from watching him lead our song services. He and Bethel were both true believers that loved the Lord and shared there love with all of us. Precious memories.

~ Cheryl Sheldon - December 2, 2022

Our sincere condolences to the entire Paul family. We are so thankful for our friendship with Bill Paul, our dear Christian brother in Christ. He was a wonderful gift from God, among the finest of Christian ministers, teachers, scholars, writers, & elders, & a great blessing to us. He was so enjoyable to be around with his compassion, intelligence, humor, & wit. We already miss him & look forward to seeing him again in Heaven!
Sincerely,
George & Joyce Vitale

~ George & Joyce Vitale - December 1, 2022

For many years I was Bill's personal secretary at the Crown Hill Church of Christ in Seattle. I've never met a more devoted man & wife to preaching. He used to handwrite the bulletin every week & I would publish it for the Church. He had pretty sloppy handwriting when he was in a hurry & this particular day he was in a great hurry, so I didn't have time to go over it with him. So I get it all typed and looking good, but there was one phrase that I stewed on for over 4 hours off and on as I'm doing all my other duties. All I could make of his letters was "shaved the hind off of" & I knew it couldn't be right, as Bill would never say that. I had a couple other people see if they knew what it said when they came to the Church building that day and they couldn't make it out either, plus no other phrase made sense. So I knew he'd be back soon & I wanted everything else done perfectly, so I typed it up exactly how he wrote it, because before I'd print it, I could change that phrase pretty quickly. He gets back & I told him everything went well till his unidentifiable phrase. He said, what phrase? I showed him how I typed it in the bulletin, he doubled over with laughter and because he was laughing so hard, I started to laugh, not knowing what the real phrase was yet, then he said, as he's still laughing, it should say, "showed the kind of"!! He agreed that it looked like what I thought, but there were many phrases that could fit in that spot so I figured I'd type it as he wrote. I won't ever forget that because it was so opposite of Bill, and when he laughed that hard (I'd never seen him laugh so hard) we both had tears in our eyes from laughter. He was such an encouragement to me & my husband for so many years. He was truly a great man of God & Praise God he's finally home with our Heavenly Father & the earthly love of his life, Bethel.

~ PATTY JOHANSON - November 26, 2022

We take care of the Franktown Cemetery, where he was laid to rest with his beloved Bethel, whom he married in 1947 and she passed away May 2010 in Franktown, Douglas, Colorado.

~ Carole Taylor - November 26, 2022