Joseph Fry Paull

Joseph Fry Paull grew up in a modest home near Wheeling, West Virginia. In his earliest years he became passionate about coin collecting which stayed with him on and off over the course of his life. As a teenager, Joe excelled in tennis, winning multiple championships on the court in both singles and doubles.

The Paull family tradition since the 1700’s was to attend Washington & Jefferson College, for which his ancestors helped found. Instead, Joseph chose to pursue military service at the highest level. Joseph applied and was accepted into Annapolis Naval Academy based on his academic, athletic, community service, and demonstrated leadership qualities. Joseph was properly nominated to the Academy by a US  State Senator. Joseph graduated in the class of 1958. After 4 years as an officer on a destroyer serving in places like Guantanamo Bay, he was ready to move to the next phase of his life.

Joseph chose Michigan State to earn his MBA. It was there he met the love of his life, Marcia Klomparens. Within six months of dating the two knew, and he proposed to her on Main Street in Grand Haven Michigan in front of the little store that Marcia worked at during the summer. The two moved to Mississippi for a few years as Joe was hired into the Borg Warner Executive Development program. While in Mississippi, Marcia finished her degree and taught English. Cummins Engines in Columbus, Indiana was the next major move for the couple. From there Joe was looking for a change and was hired by Merrill Lynch as a stockbroker in downtown Indianapolis for a decade. The couple was also building a family at that time. Joe was always told by his great aunts that as an only child he better find a way to carry on the family name. The couple succeeded quickly by giving birth to three boys in under two years! With endless hard work Joseph was a success at most things he did in life. At Merrill Lynch Joe became a great commodities broker, predicting the 1978 silver and gold spike. He was very wise and literally sold the family home, put it all in gold and silver for two years and made a killing. That action afforded the family a very nice home as the boys were in the start of their elementary years.

As so many times in his life he put family first. He wanted his boys to grow up under tougher conditions and learn responsibility at a young age. At the same time, he wanted to fulfill Marcia’s dream of someday owning and running a horse stable. The right opportunity came, and again Joseph made the right choice and borrowed the money to buy an old farm with an indoor riding arena on the outskirts of a tiny town called Zionsville. For the next 27 years the family built a thriving business called Pleasant View Stables with upwards of 50 horses to take care of 365 days a year. The family worked, learned and experienced many wonderful and unique moments on that farm.

As the boys grew and left the home, an amazing thing happened that still stuns his three sons to this day. Joe fell in love with riding horses!! Marcia’s decades of riding helped quickly mature Joe into a very accomplished equestrian. So much so that the two were invited to join the esteemed Traders Point Hunt Club for which Joseph was asked to be Field Master on many occasions leading the hunt.

During most of those 27 years, Joe traveled the Midwest as a very successful industrial sales rep. Putting over 50,000 miles a year on his car during the week and repairing the farm on the weekends. He was a master self-taught shady tree mechanic and proudly passed that on to his sons over the years.

Throughout Joseph’s life he was a huge history buff. He could pretty much tell a battle story or quote the historic significance of any piece of land he ever stood upon. His sons were the great benefactors of the endless historical stories he would tell countlessly on long drives or family vacations.

As the couple grew older it was time to retire to a smaller farm. Another opportunity arose, and the two sold the stables and moved to a new private farm with beautiful rolling hills in Tennessee. The couple loved the now more relaxed atmosphere, and all there was to explore in this amazing new location they had chosen to retire in.

Sadly, in Joseph’s late seventies he started showing signs of a deteriorating memory. For this reason, the couple realized it was time to get back to Indiana and be closer to their three grown sons. Now a tiny farm for just a couple horses, dogs and cats in Noblesville, Indiana was just what the doctor ordered.

As the dementia increased, Marcia increased her care and lifelong dedication to the man she so deeply loved. She promised to never leave his side, and so she nursed him at home every hour of every day, and no doubt extended his life and their time together on this earth. As Marcia stood vigil over Joseph in his final days and moments, she was there to give him peace and comfort until his final breath.

Joseph was many wonderful things and lead a pretty fearless life. He was a remarkable father to his sons and deeply loving husband to his wife. The joy he brought so many will surely be missed but relived someday in heaven.

Joseph Fry Paull, 84, Noblesville, passed away March 19, 2021.  He was born November 20, 1936, in Wheeling, West Virginia to the late Philip D. and Elizabeth (Hicks) Paull.  He married Marcia Kay Klomparens on December 21, 1963.

He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Marcia Paull; three sons, Philip Paull, Gregory Paull and Lee Paull; and four grandchildren, Logan, Garrett, Mackenzie, and Joseph.

Services will be held on Thursday March 25, 2021 with Visitation from 12:00 – 1:45. The Funeral Service will begin at 2:00. To view watch the Service live please click here. All services will be held at Flanner Buchanan – Hamilton Memorial Park, 4180 Westfield Road, Westfield, IN 46062.

Arrangements were entrusted to Flanner Buchanan – Hamilton Memorial Park.