Paul Stanley Bickford was born March 31, 1945, to Charles and Neta Pearl (Willhoite) Bickford, in Claremore, Oklahoma. He grew up and attended school in Tiawah , Inola and Claremore.
Eventually, he met the love of his life, Ruby Nadine Jones, of Chelsea. They married on June 18, 1966, in a Chelsea ceremony. Soon after their first wedding anniversary, they welcomed twins Ronald Ray and Pauletta Kaye to the family on July 4, 1967.
Paul’s family was of utmost importance to him, and he worked hard all of his adult life to provide for them. For several years he worked as a service manager for Otasco in Claremore. Then he moved his family to Michigan, where he worked for Allegheny Steel. In 1980, the family returned to Oklahoma, settling in the Chelsea area. Stanley continued working , first for Parham Industry, where he worked twenty years. When Parham closed, he worked for Hydro Hoist for a time, then Pratt-Whitney. When Pratt-Whitney closed, he worked for Walmart until health issues forced him to retire.
Paul loved life, and he loved to smile and laugh. He told lots of jokes and one-liners, to anyone who would listen. When anyone would see him coming, they always said, here comes trouble! It was his sense of humor and help from the LORD that got him through many hard times in his life. When a phone conversation would lag for a moment, he would say, that’s how the ball bounces!
He was a talented woodworker who made many beautiful projects. The most memorable of those were the four custom-sized rocking chairs that he made for his four grandsons. He loved spending time in his shop, and working outdoors. Even when he was on oxygen full-time, he bought a riding mower with a trailer to haul behind so that he could mow and tow his oxygen tank. It worked just fine until the trailer came loose! Paul was a member of the First Pentecostal Church of Collinsville, where he gave everyone, young and old, a hard time. He will be missed by all who knew him.
Family members left to mourn his passing are his wife Ruby, of the home, daughter, Pauletta Smith and husband Dexter, Ron Bickford and wife, Susan, grandchildren, Greg Smith and wife Kristal, Garrett Smith, Brandon Bickford, and Geoffrey Bickford, great-granddaughter, Rowan Smith, and brothers, LaVan Bickford and wife Lorene, and Joe Bickford and wife Trecia, as well as a host of friends and extended family members.
Paul was preceded in death by his parents, sisters, Cleta, Marie, and Dolly, two infant sisters, and brothers, Leon, Jim, Dean, Leo, Wayne, and Billy.
Eventually, he met the love of his life, Ruby Nadine Jones, of Chelsea. They married on June 18, 1966, in a Chelsea ceremony. Soon after their first wedding anniversary, they welcomed twins Ronald Ray and Pauletta Kaye to the family on July 4, 1967.
Paul’s family was of utmost importance to him, and he worked hard all of his adult life to provide for them. For several years he worked as a service manager for Otasco in Claremore. Then he moved his family to Michigan, where he worked for Allegheny Steel. In 1980, the family returned to Oklahoma, settling in the Chelsea area. Stanley continued working , first for Parham Industry, where he worked twenty years. When Parham closed, he worked for Hydro Hoist for a time, then Pratt-Whitney. When Pratt-Whitney closed, he worked for Walmart until health issues forced him to retire.
Paul loved life, and he loved to smile and laugh. He told lots of jokes and one-liners, to anyone who would listen. When anyone would see him coming, they always said, here comes trouble! It was his sense of humor and help from the LORD that got him through many hard times in his life. When a phone conversation would lag for a moment, he would say, that’s how the ball bounces!
He was a talented woodworker who made many beautiful projects. The most memorable of those were the four custom-sized rocking chairs that he made for his four grandsons. He loved spending time in his shop, and working outdoors. Even when he was on oxygen full-time, he bought a riding mower with a trailer to haul behind so that he could mow and tow his oxygen tank. It worked just fine until the trailer came loose! Paul was a member of the First Pentecostal Church of Collinsville, where he gave everyone, young and old, a hard time. He will be missed by all who knew him.
Family members left to mourn his passing are his wife Ruby, of the home, daughter, Pauletta Smith and husband Dexter, Ron Bickford and wife, Susan, grandchildren, Greg Smith and wife Kristal, Garrett Smith, Brandon Bickford, and Geoffrey Bickford, great-granddaughter, Rowan Smith, and brothers, LaVan Bickford and wife Lorene, and Joe Bickford and wife Trecia, as well as a host of friends and extended family members.
Paul was preceded in death by his parents, sisters, Cleta, Marie, and Dolly, two infant sisters, and brothers, Leon, Jim, Dean, Leo, Wayne, and Billy.
Paul Stanley Bickford was born March 31, 1945, to Charles and Neta Pearl (Willhoite) Bickford, in Claremore, Oklahoma. He grew up and attended school in Tiawah , Inola and Claremore.
Eventually, he met the love of his life, Ruby Nadine Jones, of Chelsea. They married on June 18, 1966, in a Chelsea ceremony. Soon after their first wedding anniversary, they welcomed twins Ronald Ray and Pauletta Kaye to the family on July 4, 1967.
Paul’s family was of utmost importance to him, and he worked hard all of his adult life to provide for them. For several years he worked as a service manager for Otasco in Claremore. Then he moved his family to Michigan, where he worked for Allegheny Steel. In 1980, the family returned to Oklahoma, settling in the Chelsea area. Stanley continued working , first for Parham Industry, where he worked twenty years. When Parham closed, he worked for Hydro Hoist for a time, then Pratt-Whitney. When Pratt-Whitney closed, he worked for Walmart until health issues forced him to retire.
Paul loved life, and he loved to smile and laugh. He told lots of jokes and one-liners, to anyone who would listen. When anyone would see him coming, they always said, here comes trouble! It was his sense of humor and help from the LORD that got him through many hard times in his life. When a phone conversation would lag for a moment, he would say, that’s how the ball bounces!
He was a talented woodworker who made many beautiful projects. The most memorable of those were the four custom-sized rocking chairs that he made for his four grandsons. He loved spending time in his shop, and working outdoors. Even when he was on oxygen full-time, he bought a riding mower with a trailer to haul behind so that he could mow and tow his oxygen tank. It worked just fine until the trailer came loose! Paul was a member of the First Pentecostal Church of Collinsville, where he gave everyone, young and old, a hard time. He will be missed by all who knew him.
Family members left to mourn his passing are his wife Ruby, of the home, daughter, Pauletta Smith and husband Dexter, Ron Bickford and wife, Susan, grandchildren, Greg Smith and wife Kristal, Garrett Smith, Brandon Bickford, and Geoffrey Bickford, great-granddaughter, Rowan Smith, and brothers, LaVan Bickford and wife Lorene, and Joe Bickford and wife Trecia, as well as a host of friends and extended family members.
Paul was preceded in death by his parents, sisters, Cleta, Marie, and Dolly, two infant sisters, and brothers, Leon, Jim, Dean, Leo, Wayne, and Billy.
Eventually, he met the love of his life, Ruby Nadine Jones, of Chelsea. They married on June 18, 1966, in a Chelsea ceremony. Soon after their first wedding anniversary, they welcomed twins Ronald Ray and Pauletta Kaye to the family on July 4, 1967.
Paul’s family was of utmost importance to him, and he worked hard all of his adult life to provide for them. For several years he worked as a service manager for Otasco in Claremore. Then he moved his family to Michigan, where he worked for Allegheny Steel. In 1980, the family returned to Oklahoma, settling in the Chelsea area. Stanley continued working , first for Parham Industry, where he worked twenty years. When Parham closed, he worked for Hydro Hoist for a time, then Pratt-Whitney. When Pratt-Whitney closed, he worked for Walmart until health issues forced him to retire.
Paul loved life, and he loved to smile and laugh. He told lots of jokes and one-liners, to anyone who would listen. When anyone would see him coming, they always said, here comes trouble! It was his sense of humor and help from the LORD that got him through many hard times in his life. When a phone conversation would lag for a moment, he would say, that’s how the ball bounces!
He was a talented woodworker who made many beautiful projects. The most memorable of those were the four custom-sized rocking chairs that he made for his four grandsons. He loved spending time in his shop, and working outdoors. Even when he was on oxygen full-time, he bought a riding mower with a trailer to haul behind so that he could mow and tow his oxygen tank. It worked just fine until the trailer came loose! Paul was a member of the First Pentecostal Church of Collinsville, where he gave everyone, young and old, a hard time. He will be missed by all who knew him.
Family members left to mourn his passing are his wife Ruby, of the home, daughter, Pauletta Smith and husband Dexter, Ron Bickford and wife, Susan, grandchildren, Greg Smith and wife Kristal, Garrett Smith, Brandon Bickford, and Geoffrey Bickford, great-granddaughter, Rowan Smith, and brothers, LaVan Bickford and wife Lorene, and Joe Bickford and wife Trecia, as well as a host of friends and extended family members.
Paul was preceded in death by his parents, sisters, Cleta, Marie, and Dolly, two infant sisters, and brothers, Leon, Jim, Dean, Leo, Wayne, and Billy.
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