Albert Paul

MISSOULA - Dad went peacefully to be with mom and other relatives and friends in heaven, Tuesday, January. 20, 2009. He was 86.





Dad was born November. 28, 1922, to Anna Boyer and Dorila “Doc” Paul in the Frenchtown Valley. When he was 12, they moved by horse and wagon to a farm in Arlee.





He married his high school sweetheart, Doris Christopher, in 1961 and they moved to Portland, Ore., where he worked in the shipyards. They later moved back to Montana and worked on the Glory B ranch in Mission, where he trained horses, and Missoula at a sawmill. In 1952, they moved, with us three girls, to Dixon where they owned and operated the Dixon Mercantile until they retired in 1970 to move to Yuma, Ariz., to rock hound and square dance. They would come back summers to check on the grandchildren.





Dad returned to his mountains four years ago when his health started to fail. He lived at Clark Fork Riverside Apartments, where he made many friends, and recently also at Riverside Health Care.





He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Doris; daughter Esther Fowler; brother Willis; grandson Rob; and great-grandson Azure.





He is survived by his sisters, Burnedette Dufour of Lakeside, and Cora (Ralph) Brackett of Great Falls; daughters, Barbara (Carl) Erlandson of Evaro and Sharon Mitchell of Arlee; and son-in-law Ken Fowler (Marcia) of Burlington, Wash., and Yuma, Ariz. Also, seven great-grandchildren and many other relatives and friends. He wished to be cremated. A service will be held at a later date.






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