Paul James Gainer

Paul James Gainer, 93, of 500 Lenoir Rd., Grace Ridge, Morganton, NC died Tuesday, December 27, 2005 at Grace Ridge Health Care Center. Born in Berea, WV on March 31, 1912, he was the son of the late O.K. Gainer and Lillie Yoke Gainer. Paul was a member of the Morganton Church of Christ and was a member of the Morganton Rotary Club. He was a veteran of the US Coast Guard. Paul was employed as the District Manager of the Prudential Life Insurance Company in Coral Gables, FL until his retirement. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Bea Kellar Gainer and twin sister, Gail Stull.

Surviving are his daughter and son-in-law, Jeanie and Sherrod Salsbury of Morganton; granddaughters, Kelly Salsbury Gessner and her husband, Dr. Martin Gessner, and Anne Salsbury Biggers and her husband, Brantley Biggers; two great grandsons, William Sherrod Gessner and Charles Martin Gessner; a great granddaughter, Elizabeth Brantley Biggers; a sister, Rue Lee King; and many nieces and nephews.

A cryptside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, December 29, 2005 at Burke Memorial Park Mausoleum with Hospice Chaplin Ted Swann officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Morganton Church of Christ, 404 Lenoir Rd., Morganton, NC 28655, or Grace Ridge Health Care Skilled Nursing Unit, 500 Lenoir Rd., Morganton, NC 28655, or Burke Hospice and Pallative Care, Inc, 1721 Enon Rd., Valdese, NC 28690.