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Paul Kenneth McCarrel

Male 1956 - 2003  (47 years)

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  • Name Paul Kenneth McCarrel
    Birth 6 Aug 1956  Clearfield, Davis, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male
    Death 13 Aug 2003  Medford, Jackson, Oregon, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Cremated  Jacksonville Cemetery, Jacksonville, Jackson, Oregon, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I997  Petersen-de Lanskoy
    Last Modified 21 Jun 2026

    Father Kenneth Leroy Shomer,   b. 10 Nov 1935, Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 May 1975, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)
    Mother LaRae Koepke,   b. 10 Oct 1932, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Dec 2022, Hayden Lake, Kootenai, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
    Marriage 24 Feb 1956  Evanston, Uinta, Wyoming, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F699  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Carla Jo Matheny
    Marriage 29 Mar 1982  Astoria, Clatsop, Oregon, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorce Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F704  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Jun 2026

    Family 2 Living
    Children 
     1. Living
    Family ID F705  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Jun 2026

  • Notes 
    • BIOGRAPHY:
      1. Birth name is Shomer but was legally changed (no adoption)to McCarrel.

      BIRTH:
      1. Per obituary.

      MARRIAGE:
      1. Hanna: Per obituary.

      DEATH:
      1. Per obituary.

      OBITUARY:
      1. "Aug. 6, 1956 - Aug. 13, 2003 Paul Kenneth McCarrel, 47, passed away at Providence Medford Center, Medford, on Wednesday (August 13, 2003). A memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 16, 2003, a 1 p.m. at Hope Christian Church, at 325 Oak Steet, in Central Point. Dr. Aaron Veach will officiate. Inurnment will be held at Jacksonville Cemetery. Mr. Paul K. McCarrel was born on August 6, 1956, in Ogden, UT, to Kenneth Leroy Shomer and Larae Koepe. He moved to the Rogue Valley 32 years ago from San Diego, Calif. Mr. McCarrel was church member of Hope Christian Church in Central Point. He was a avid sports fan. He enjoyed Indy racing and the Portland Trail Blazers. He loved his family with all his heart. Mr. McCarrel was the owner operator of McCarrel Concrete Construction for 20 years. On January 21, 1989, in Medford, Paul married Debra Hanna, who surives. Also surviving is his daughter, Stephanie McCarrel, of Medford and two step-sons, Garret Hanna, of Eugene, Or., and Brian Hanna of Roseburg, Or; He is survived by is mother, Larae McCarrel of Jacksonville, OR.; and 5 sisters, Pam, Alison, Valerie, Stephanie, and Jessica; and one brother, Sheldon McCarrel. He was preceded in death by brother, Pete, father, Kenneth Shomer and step-father, Terry McCarrel. Abbey Funeral is in charge of the arrangements."

      SOURCES_MISC:
      1. Handwritten Family Group sheets; 1998; Written by LaRae Koepke (McCarrel); In possession of Kerry Petersen, Palmer, Alaska