Paul Neal Birdwell

Paul Neal Birdwell was born on January 31, 1954 in Gainesboro, TN and he passed away June 30, 2021 at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, TN at the age of 67. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edna Ledford Birdwell and Joe Birdwell of Jackson County. He was a Medical Laboratory Technologist and worked for many years at the Jackson County Hospital in Gainesboro and at East Tennessee Childrens Hospital in Knoxville. He was a graduate of Tennessee Technological University and received a Master of Arts degree in history from the University of Tennessee. Paul had a lifelong interest in music and loved playing the guitar. He also loved reading and scuba diving. He was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Knoxville, TN. He is survived by his sister, Judy Birdwell, his nephew, John Ingram, his cousins, his church family and special friends, Brian Duncan, Larry Newgent and Tim Rule. Funeral services will be held July 13 at 6:00 pm at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Knoxville, with visitation from 5:00 until time of service. The Reverend Dorothy Pratt will officiate. Interment of ashes will be in the John L. Clark Cemetery in Gainesboro, TN on July 15 at 3:00 pm. Memorial donations may be made to the Birdwell-Brown Cemetery Fund in care of Anderson Upper Cumberland Funeral Home, 2131 S Grundy Quarles Hwy, Gainesboro, TN 38562 or to the Church of the Good Shepherd, 5409 Jacksboro Pike, Knoxville, TN 37918 The family would like to thank the physicians and staff of Hookman Cardiology and of Family Care Specialists for their care. Cemetery John L. Clark Memorial Jennings Creek Hwy Gainesboro TN Service Thursday, July 15, 2021 3:00 PM - John L. Clark Memorial Jennings Creek Hwy Gainesboro TN Funeral Home Anderson Upper Cumberland Funeral Home, Inc. 2131 S. Grundy Quarles Hwy. P.O. Box 398 Gainesboro TN - 38562 US 931-268-1550 931-268-1552