Rev. Victoria Davidson Paul

Funeral services for Rev. Victoria Davidson Paul, 85, of Lufkin will be held Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. in the Henderson Chapel of Lufkin First United Methodist Church with Brother Steve Killam, Rev. Dr. Jerome Brimmage, and Pastor Laura Campbell officiating. Interment will follow in the Newman Cemetery.

Rev. Paul was born January 6, 1933 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Mary (Robertson) and Charley Blackburn, and died Saturday, August 11, 2018 at her residence. She was the first baby born in Angelina County in 1933, and was visited by the county judge as a newborn in the old Angelina County Hospital.

Rev. Paul was an ordained elder in the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church, serving churches as lead pastor in the Dallas area. She was most recently affiliated with St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Lufkin, Lufkin First United Methodist Church, and First United Methodist Church, Garland, Texas.

Rev. Paul moved home to Lufkin where she resided for the last 11 years. She served faithfully as a pastor for over 40 years.

Survivors include her husband, Steve Paul of Lufkin; sister, Peggy Blackburn Gipson of Lufkin; daughters, Valarie Davidson Englert and husband Rick, Yvonne Davidson Boyack and husband Pat, all of Dallas; grandchildren, Eva Englert-Jessen and husband Chris, Savannah Boyack, Sarah Boyack, and Pace Boyack, all of Dallas; and a host of loving extended family.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Pallbearers will be Rick Englert, Pat Boyack, Chris Englert-Jessen, Rodney Thompson, Marty Harris and Charles Shea.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice in the Pines, 1504 W. Frank Avenue, Lufkin, Texas 75904 or The Mosaic Center, Inc., P.O. Box 154225, Lufkin, Texas 75915.

The family will welcome friends and loved ones from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Monday evening at Carroway Funeral Home.

Memories and condolences may be added at www.carrowayfuneralhome.com.

Carroway Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors.