Paula Jean McGinnis

September 21, 1930 - March 18, 2016

Ft. Worth, TX – Paula Jean (Gray) McGinnis, passed away at 12:20 p.m., on March 18, 2016, at the Baylor Medical Center in Grapevine, TX. A memorial service in her honor will begin at 7:00 p.m., Friday, April 29, 2016, at Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home, 1200 Wabash Avenue, Mattoon, IL 61938. Reverend Greg Sexton will officiate. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 6:00 p.m., until the service begins. Born September 21, 1930, in Sullivan, IL, Paula, more commonly referred to as Jean, was the daughter of Henry and Irene (Trailor) Harper. She married William Floyd McGinnis on May 8, 1948, in Morganfield, KY. He passed away on July 25, 1980. Survivors include two children, (William) Tracey McGinnis and wife Laurie of Mattoon, IL, and Theresa Lynn Buenerkemper and husband Kent of Ft. Worth, TX; one brother, Forrest “Frosty” Harper of Virginia Beach, VA; three grandchildren, Samantha Shook of Mattoon, IL, Betty Sears and husband Adam of Mattoon, IL, and Janae Alvarez and husband Armando of Keller, Texas. She leaves four great grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; and one brother, James Harper. Mrs. McGinnis was a member of the Broadway Christian Church in Mattoon, IL. She was formerly employed as a secretary, first in the Community Unit #2 School Board office, and later with the Tarrant County Court House. Although she found many ways to spend her free time, none compared to the joy she had for spending time with her family & friends. Please visit www.mitchell-jerdan.com or www.facebook.com/mitchelljerdanfuneralhome to light a virtual candle in her honor or share a memory with her family.