Paul Laverne Book

Paul LaVerne Book, 83, of the Boyers/West Sunbury area, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, January 03, 2014 at 12pm at Saint Elizabeth"s hospital in Youngstown, OH following a fall and a unsuccessful recovery over the last 17 days. He was born on October 20, 1930 in Worth Twp., Butler County, and attended Slippery Rock High School. Paul worked on the family farm and started driving the milk truck at an early age. He married Dorothy Carrara with whom he had three children. Paul served for years as vice president of McGowan Lumber Company in Slippery Rock. In more recent years, he worked as an independent contractor.�� Paul was an avid hunter and outdoorsman. He was a man of few words with an excellent spirit. He was loved by all and will be dearly missed. Paul is survived by his wife Ada Lorraine Smith Book, three children Paula Verne Book (Terry) Good of Portersville; Martin J. (Ruth) Book of Springfield, OH; and Mitchell F. (Brenda) Book of Winona Lake, IN and three step-sons, R. Stanley Smith and wife Carolyn of Polk, PA, Kenneth L. Smith and wife Penny of Cranberry, PA and Boyd D. Smith and wife Cindy of Harrisville, PA. Grandchildren: Kerry (Nathan) Miller of Portersville; Ryan (Adria) Good of Slippery Rock; Timothy Good of Portersville; Heather Book of Springfield, OH; Holly (Shelby) Mershon of South Charleston, OH; and Mikayla Book of NC. Great-grandchildren: Benjamin, Matthew, Daniel, and Jesse Miller; Tyler, Luke, Hannah, and Jacob Good; Alexis and Alyssa Good; Haley Lewis, Giovani, and Aubriana Mershon. Also he had 12 step-grandchildren and 10 step-great grandchildren.��Also, a sister Grace Sharrar and husband Fred of Evans City, PA. He is preceded in death by his parents: Floyd W. and Alice (Myers) Book of Worth Twp.; brothers: C. Robert Book of Harlansburg; Harold "Hap" Book of Harlansburg; William Book of Ft. Myers, FL; sister: June Wimer of Portersville; and first wife: Dorothy Carrara Book of Slippery Rock and one step-grandson Daniel Smith. Paul was a member and elder at West Unity Community Church in Harrisville, PA. He was very active in all church activities and services and served the Lord faithfully there for over 25 years. Friends and family of Paul Book will be received at the Jamison Funeral Home in Harrisville, PA on Sunday, January 5th, from 2-4 and 7-9 and the funeral service will be held at West Unity Community Church, 400 Unity Road, Harrisville, PA on Monday at 11am with Pastor Boyd Smith officiating. Interment will follow at Green Lawn Cemetery in Mt. Chestnut. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations to West Unity Community Church.