Paul Leroy Blow Sr.

Paul Leroy Blow Sr., 78, went to be with the Lord on June 5, 2015. Paul was born on March 28, 1937 to Arthur and Helen Blow in Cedar Springs, MI. Paul was a quiet man who stayed at home with his wife. He had a morning routine of getting his coffee, playing computer card games, then watching the news, then finishing it off with reading a book. He would also deliver breakfast in bed to his wife. Paul and Virginia were together for 41 years and they married on July 13, 1977. After retirement, Paul and mom enjoyed years of travels in their motor home seeing the country, taking lots of pictures and meeting new friends. Paul was a generous man, exemplified by him purchasing glasses for a cashier at McDonald’s. When he did get out of the house McDonald’s is where he went. One of his prized possessions is the McDonald’s stock certificate for one share that was given to him. He would also tell jokes to anyone no matter where he was. Paul loved his dogs and all of them were rescued dogs that he found when they were lost. Paul was a wonderful Husband, Father, Grandfather and Great-grandfather. He was preceded in death by his parents Ar thur and Helen; first wife Sandra Blow; daughters Alice Conklin and Karen Kessler; grandsons Kenneth Conklin and James E. Zell III. Those left to cherish his memory include his wife Virginia Blow; children Sharon Conklin and husband Mark, Paul Blow Jr. and wife April, Charlie Blow, James E. Zell Jr. and Ruby, Mariann Zell-Eiring and husband Charles, Nancy Morrish and husband Monte and Paul Zell and wife Teresa; 23 grandchildren, 20 greatgrandchildren, numerous nieces, nephews and cousins who will miss him dearly. A gathering of family and friends will be held at the funeral home Thursday, June 11, 2015, from 6-8pm. The family will celebrate the life of Paul on Friday, June 12, 2015, in the chapel of The Anderson-Clayton Bros. Funeral Home at 10:00am. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life service on Friday at 2:00pm in the DFW National Cemetery.