Paul Jensen Obituary

Age - 68

September 10, 2023

Guthrie, OK

Paul Kenneth Jensen, age 68, died Friday, September 8, 2023 at his home in Guthrie, Oklahoma. A private family graveside will be held at Carney Cemetery in Carney, Oklahoma. Paul was born in Chicago, Illinois on April 4, 1955 to Paul V. and Clara F. (George) Jensen. He was a graduate of C. E. Donart High School in Stillwater, Oklahoma and worked as a cook in Paul's Place, his family's restaurant. He enjoyed playing cards, watching the Chicago Bears, and loved Oklahoma State sports. Members of his family include his sister Karen Thurman; his nieces Rebecca Loomis of Owasso, Oklahoma and Torey Widener of Stillwater; his aunt Kathy Eaton of Edmond, Oklahoma; his great-niece Omie Widener and great-nephews Oskar Widener and Gavin DuBois; and numerous other family members and friends. The family would like to thank special friends LaJohna McDonald and Mel and Dixie Terrill for years of loving support, as well as everyone at Willow Creek Nursing Home in Guthrie and the Life Center staff, including Melissa Kennedy and Jane Carlson. Those wishing to honor Paul's memory may do so by contributing to the Life Center at the First Christian Church of Stillwater, 411 W. Matthews, Stillwater, OK 74075.

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