McMinnville resident and DeKalb County native William Paul Ervin, 71, was born Sept. 15, 1945 and died Dec. 4 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. A retired union steward/assembly department with Carrier Corporation, he was the son of the late Robert Allen and Delcie Bain Ervin. He is survived by Sandra Hillis of McMinnville; three sisters and brother-in-law, Linda and Charles Toney Fults of McMinnville, Emma Poss of McMinnville and Janet Neal of Smithville; and several nieces and nephews also survive.
William Paul Ervin, 71