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Paul Kenneth Life
Paul Kenneth Life, 86, of Bridgeport, passed away Thursday, March 13, 2008. He was born November 13, 1921 in West Milford, a son of the late Samuel Dwight Life and Martha Reed Life.
He is survived by four daughters, Pamela Jane Hughes and her husband Gerald of Jane Lew, Barbara Louise Wrachford and her husband Dick of New Albany, OH, Ann Tarasi and her husband Pete of Pittsburgh, PA, and Kathy Atha and her husband Larry of Bridgeport; twelve grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Ruth Lynch of Colonial Heights, VA and Alice Bell of Dunedin, FL.
Paul was preceded in death by his wife, Louise Winters Life, on June 5, 1994. He was also preceded by a grandson, John Kenneth Wrachford, a sister, Olive Reger and a brother, Dwight Life.
Paul served in the US Army during World War II where he received three Battle Stars. He was a professional photographer who owned Ideal-Sayre Studio for 35 years, retiring in 1982.
He was an active member of Saltwell Road Ministries, attended Bible Baptist Church and also was active with the Gideons. He was an avid hunter who never failed to get a deer. He loved to do yardwork and enjoyed woodworking and carpentry.
Friends will be received at Burnside Funeral Home, 607 S. Virginia Ave., Bridgeport, from 2-4 and 6-8 PM Friday, March 14, 2008. The funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Saturday at 11:00 AM with Pastors Steve Henry and Charles Madaus officiating. Interment will follow in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens where Military Funeral Honors will be accorded.