Funeral services for Paul Nally, 90, of Jefferson, will be 10:30am Wednesday

January 24, 2007 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Jefferson, with burial in St. Joseph Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 8:00 AM- 9:00 PM Tuesday at Slininger-Rossow Funeral Home, Jefferson, there will be a 7:00 pm Vigil for the Deceased Tuesday evening.

Paul Edward Nally was born December 23, 1916 in Cedar Township, Greene County, Iowa.  He was the son of Michael John Nally and Mary Ellen Williams Nally.

Paul attended Cedar #9 country school and Jefferson High School, graduating with the class of 1936.  He graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha with a bachelor of science in business administration.

He was a veteran of WWII, serving in the United States Army from April 1943 to July 1945.  He was a B-17 bomber pilot with the Eighth Air Force in England and twice received the Purple Heart Medal.  Following the war, Paul flew cargo aircraft for the Flying Tiger Airline from California to Japan. 

Paul spent most of his working years with the Department of Defense Mapping Agency in St. Louis, Missouri.  Since his retirement in 1984 he lived in Jefferson, Iowa and still liked to fly his airplane after spending more than sixty five continuous years as a pilot.  

Paul was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Jefferson.  He belonged to the Knights of Columbus, and the American Legion.  He was a member of the Helping Hands Program and the Lincoln Highway Association. 

Paul died January 18, 2007 at the Greene County Medical Center at the age of 90 years.  Preceding him in death were his parents; a sister, Eileen Faucher; and four brothers: David, Vigil, John and James.  He is survived by many friends.