Paul R. Kinney

KINNEY, Paul R., 71, PRESQUE ISLE, August 29, 2012. Arrangements are in the care of Duncan-Graves Funeral Home, Presque Isle.

PRESQUE ISLE – Paul R. Kinney, 79, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday morning, August 29, 2012, at his residence. He was born in Bridgewater on May 17, 1933, the son of John Frank and Elva (Ross) Kinney.
    Paul served in the U.S. Army. He owned and operated Paul R. Kinney & Sons Trucking in Presque Isle for 25 years.
    He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Carol (Boulier) Kinney of Presque Isle; nine children: Gordon Paul Kinney and his wife, Cindy of Caribou, Michael Ray Kinney Sr. and his wife, Wendy of Presque Isle, John Dale Kinney and his wife, Ethel of Caribou, Cathy Lee Kinney of Presque Isle, Michelle Dawn Kinney-Powers and her fiancé, Edward Bragdon of Presque Isle, Lisa Foster and her husband, David of Presque Isle, Roxanne Hill of Presque Isle, Richard Dean Kinney and wife, Kelly of Glenburn, and Kellie Sue Flaherty and her husband, Rick of Presque Isle; 12 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; three brothers: Aubrey Kinney and his wife, Nancy of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Keith “Ted” Kinney and his wife, Lillian of Glenburn, Neil R. Kinney of Riley, KS; a sister, Charlotte Kinney of Chaplin, CT; several nieces and nephews.
    He was predeceased by his parents; an infant daughter, Joy Ann Kinney in Jan. 1962; two grandsons, Darren Arnold Kinney in June 1997, and Samuel David Foster in Dec. 2004; and a brother, Arnold “Dug” Edward Kinney in October 1984.
    Friends called 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 1, at the Presque Isle Wesleyan Church, Centerline Rd., Presque Isle, where funeral services were held 1 p.m., with Reverends Galen Doody and Bud Fancy officiating. Interment with military honors was at Smith Cemetery, Bridgewater. A reception followed after the burial at Christ Gospel Church, 49 Church St., Presque Isle. Donations may be made in his memory to Maine Veterans Cemetery, 37 Lombard Rd., Caribou, ME 04736. Online condolences may be expressed at www.duncan-graves.com