Obituary of Harold N. Paul

Harold Paul, Jr. Masonville, NY Harold N. Paul, Jr., of Masonville NY, passed away peacefully on January 14 at the NYS Veterans Home, Oxford, NY. He was 87 years old. Harold is survived by his three sons: Harry and Mary (Sheilds) Paul of Unadilla, Kenneth and Denise (Barber) Paul of Oxford, and Richard and Sheila (Koenig) of Masonville; 8 grandchildren: Jamie and Randy Gransbury of Sidney Center, Jesse and Susan Peterson of Long Island, Jaret and Rachel Paul of Sidney, Jenna Paul of Hawaii, Ethan Paul of Oxford, Karla Paul of Masonville, Clarissa DeMott-Riker of Sidney and Travis DeMott of Seattle; 10 great grandchildren: J.P., Abigail, James, Maya, Madison, MacKenzie, and Mikayla, Casey, Jonah and Alice, and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. His wife Doris (George) predeceased him on August 9, 2011, as well as his sister, Lucy Sanford. Harold was born May 4, 1928 in Andes, NY, a son of Harold Sr. and Lucy (Shaver) Paul. After marrying Doris in June of 1949 and living in Shavertown for a number of years, they eventually moved in 1951 to Masonville, NY with Harold's parents, where they resided on the family farm and raised their family. During Harold's lifetime he was a WWII Veteran, spent several years helping to construct the NYC Cannonsville reservoir system, helped run the family farm, worked at the NYS Division for Youth at Camp Brace in Masonville and for NYS Broome Developmental Center in Binghamton, and finished his career as the Justice of the Peace in Masonville.. Harold was an active member for many years with the Federated Church in Masonville, Boy Scout Troop 52 (serving as Scoutmaster for several years), as well as the Masonic Lodge. Harold enjoyed his retirement years by playing golf, building wooden toys in his workshop, spending the winter months in Florida, and could usually be found working on his firewood pile. Harold will be remembered as calm and patient, never complaining, and always willing to help out. He will be deeply missed by his family and friends. Friends are invited to call from 9:00-11:00am on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at CH Landers Funeral Chapel, 21 Main St., Sidney, NY 13838. Funeral services with military honors will follow at 11:00am at the funeral chapel. Burial will be at a later date in Andes Cemetery, Andes, NY. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the NYS Veterans Home, 4207 State Highway 220, Oxford, NY 13830. Condolences may be shared online at www.landersfh.com. Arrangements are under the direction of C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel, Sidney.