Paul W. Henry

Paul W. Henry Mr. Henry was born in Knoxville, Tennessee on September 5, 1909. He spent his childhood in Elkmont, Tennessee, now part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and in Townsend, Tennessee, where he enjoyed rainbow trout fishing and harvesting wild chestnuts. He attended the University of Tennessee, playing trombone in the University band. While employed by the Aluminum Company of America in Alcoa, he met and married Mildred Lowe from LaFayette, Alabama. During World War II he served in the Adjutant General's Section Headquarters 313th Bomb Wing of the 20th Air Force stationed on the island of Tinian in the Northern Pacific. From 1948 – 1954 he served as treasurer of Maryville College, a Presbyterian College in Maryville, Tennessee. In 1954 Mr. Henry was appointed assistant business manager for Alabama Polytechnic Institute, now Auburn University. He later became the University's Director of Auxiliary Enterprises, overseeing development of housing, bookstore, and food services. Upon his retirement in1976, he joined his wife's real estate firm, Henry Agency, until her death in 1993. Mr. Henry was active for many years in the First Presbyterian Church of Auburn, participating as an usher and choir member. He particularly enjoyed singing The Messiah. He was a member of the Kiwanis Club for 56 years, still attending meetings frequently. He helped found the Auburn University Federal Credit Union, an accomplishment which brought him great pride. He served as an officer in Auburn University's Faculty Club. Mr. Henry is survived by two daughters: Nancy Lowe Henry (New York, N.Y.) and Linda Henry Dean (William Dean); two grandchildren, William Roberts Dean and Gabrielle Dean, both of Atlanta; and a host of loving nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at Jeffcoat-Trant Funeral Home in Opelika, Alabama on Saturday, August 14, 2004 at 2 p.m., with visitation prior to the funeral from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Family and friends will meet 1:00 p.m. Sunday, August 15, at Carpenter's Campground Methodist Church Cemetery for the interment service, Maryville, Tennessee. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to the First Presbyterian Church of Auburn, 143 East Thach, Auburn, AL 36830. McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home, Maryville, 982-6812