Paul Holbrook

A memorial celebration of the life of Paul Edward Holbrook, age 70, of Yantis, will be held Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015, 2:00 pm, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel in Emory.

Brock Paulk, Paul's nephew, and Bill Whittington, Paul's brother-in-law, will officiate the service.

Paul died Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015, in Houston, at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Hospital.

He was born March 11, 1945, in Blount County, AL, to John Wesley and Cora Bell Otwell Holbrook.

Paul married Floris Whittington in Houston, on Nov. 19, 1988. They shared almost 27 years of their lives together.

He spent his working career in sales and marketing. He was also a jack of all trades because he could do anything he set his mind to do. He also worked for many years helping his father in construction and even seemed to become a contractor himself by loving the art of woodworking...he even built two of their homes. He loved to garden and work in their yard. Paul very much loved to go bass fishing. He was also a BIG FAN of Auburn University War Eagles too!

Paul was a Christian who loved his family very much.

Survivors include:

Wife: Floris Holbrook, of Yantis

Daughters: Gina Westerfield, and husband, Max, of Dallas; and Jill Landry, and husband, Tom, of Richardson

Grandchildren: Pierce and Bailey Westerfield; and Zachary and Drew Landry

Numerous other loving family and friends

Preceded in death by: parents, 1 brother, James Ronald Holbrook; and 1 sister, Kathryn Holbrook

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 1-800-805-5856, or the organization of your choice in Paul's name.

Please sign the online guestbook above for the family.