Paul B. Tuggle

Paul B. Tuggle of Sisters died from natural causes October 20. Paul was born March 8, 1910, in Ozark, Arkansas, to Annie and Tom Tuggle. He married Ruby M. Beard on May 10, 1930, and their marriage lasted 72 years before she passed in 2002.

Paul worked as a draftsman for Beech Aircraft in Wichita, Kansas, during World War II, before moving to Oregon in 1945. He managed Smith Auto Parts in McMinnville and then formed Tuggle Chevrolet Co. in Sheridan, which he owned from 1955 until his retirement in the mid 1970s.

Because of a love for nature Paul and Ruby built their home in Sisters where they spent the rest of their lives enjoying retirement, family, hiking, camping and traveling. Paul was generous, a wonderful story-teller and quick to tell a joke.

Paul is survived by his daughter Carol Stevens of Bend, his son and daughter-in-law Pete and Vicki Tuggle of Woodburn, nine grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and 15 great-great grandchildren.

Close friends and family are invited to an open house honoring his memory between 1 and 4 p.m., Saturday, October 27, at his home in Sisters.

Memorial contributions can be made to the Deafness Research Foundation, 641 Lexington Ave., New York, NY 10022.