Emanuel Paul III's Obituary
Emanuel Paul, III was born on June 7, 1951 in Shreveport,
Louisiana to the late Emanuel Paul, Jr. and Levada D. Paul.
Emanuel was the second of four sons. At an early age he moved to
Wellston, Missouri with his parents. His family called him by his
nickname “Butch”. At Wellston High School he was quite an
athlete was name “All American” in football. He remained active
through voluntary support of the STL Blues Track Team, where his
children participated.
After high school, he attended Fort Lewis College in Colorado, but
returned home to help his family. He later enlisted in the Air Force.
Upon Discharge he attended Florissant Valley Community College,
where he received an Associated Degree.
He was hired by McDonell Douglas (Boeing) and retired after thirtyfive years. The following year he met and married the love of his
life, Evelyn, who has remained by his side for thirty-five years.
Emanuel continued to show a zeal for spiritual growth and he
enrolled and graduated from Laei University, accepting his call to
the ministry. He joined Memorial Christian Life Center under the
late Rev. Walter Harper and was ordained in March 2012. As a
member of the Ministerial Staff, he continued to give occasional
sermons and worked in various areas of the ministry. He took
great joy as co-chair of the Men’s Bible Study Group. He also found
a way to tablk about the Bible and God’s blessings. One final goal
of Rev. Paul was to complete his formal education. In 1997, his
dream came true. He graduated from Fontbonne College with a BS
Degree in Business.
He leaves his cherished memories to: a devoted an loving wife ~
Evelyn; siblings ~ Horace Holden (deceased), Charles Rodney
(Tammy) and Aaron (Anna); his children ~ Kevin, Erica, Erin,
Jessica, Emanuel E. and Leslie (John) Smith; grandchildren ~
Kevin Jr. , Kierstin, Keyshawn, Rashad, Olivia K., Marianne,
Kamyrn, John Raymond, Jalik, Olivia, Joy and Jai; two great
grandchildren; and a host nieces; nephews with special mention of
Carol Ford and Aaron Muhammad Paul.
He will be greatly missed by friends and family as well as church
family.
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