Paul Emerson Kanarr, 87

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. - Paul Emerson Kanarr, of Prince Frederick, died Monday, April 27, 2009, at the Envoy Nursing Home in Denton. He was 87. Mr. Kanarr was born on the family farm, Cherry Tree, Montgomery Township, Indiana County, Pa., on Aug. 7, 1921. He was the son of the late Nancy Jane and William Ruffner Kanarr. His wife, Mary Christine McDonald Kanarr, died in June, 1998. Mr. Kanarr served in the Army Air Force from Nov. 9, 1942, until Feb. 14, 1946. He was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church in Prince Frederick and also the American Legion Caroline Post 29 in Denton. Mr. Kanarr is survived by three daughters, Paula Gunson of Seaford, Del., Mary Phillips of Denton, and Susan Harris and her husband Donald of Denton; five sons, Ronald Paul Kanarr of Fargo, N.D., John Wesley Kanarr and his wife Marie of Hurlock, David Michael Kanarr and his wife Stephanie Fridie of Salisbury, E. Scott Kanarr of Prince Frederick, and Kenneth Emerson Kanarr of Owings Mills; 13 grandchildren, John Gunson, Kimberly Kanarr, Brian Kanarr, Adam Kanarr', Amy Naugle and her husband Kevin, Christopher Kanarr, Bryan Miller, Jade Phillips and his wife Amy, Dustin Harris, Daniel Harris, Eric Kanarr, Nicholas Kanarr, and Amanda Kanarr; and 15 great-grandchildren, Molly, Brady, Drew, Darnell, Chase, Madison, Ronnie, Connor, Kate, Abby, Ashley, Chazz, Jersey, Kylie, and Luke Phillips. He was preceded in death by a son, Donald Patrick Kanarr in May of 1983; and eight brothers and sisters, William, Aaron, Lelia, Ellsworth, Charles, Frances, Morna, and Ralph. The funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, May 2, at the Moore Funeral Home, P.A., 12 S. Second St., in Denton, where friends may call from 6 until 8 on Friday evening and one hour before the service. The interment will be in the Denton Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests for friends to send memorial donations to the charity of your choice.