IVA DEAN PAUL (nee Smith), age 74, went Home to be with the Lord January 25, 2012. Beloved wife of 52 years to the late Carl Paul; loving mother of Carl E. (Peggy) Paul of Blanchester, Curt (Wendy) Paul of Butlerville, Tina (David) Sprague of Blanchester, Doug (Shelly) Paul of Blanchester and the late Sally Irene Paul; cherished grandmother of ten; great-grandmother of 12; daughter of the late Chester and Irene (nee McHargue) Smith; dear sister of Bill (Theresa) Smith of Michigan, Doris (Bob) Bunker of Michigan and the late Roy Smith, Lowell Smith, Chester A. Smith Jr., and Eva Anderson; sister-in-law of Diane Smith, Trish Smith, Kitty Smith and Bill Anderson. Leaves behind many loving family and friends. Iva was a member of the Edenton First Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. in the Tufts Schildmeyer Family Funeral Home 120 W. Main St., Blanchester, OH 45107, where family will receive friends from 8:30 a.m. until time of service at 11:00 a.m. Interment Graceland Memorial Gardens. Funeral Home: Tufts Schildmeyer Family Funeral Home & Cremation Center - Blanchester 120 W. Main St. Blanchester, OH US 45107