Paul Arthur Wehrly

Paul Arthur Wehrly, of New Bern, passed away on June 27, 2015.

Married to Sherrill E. Rivers, Paul was born in Elkhart, Indiana on December 21, 1933. He was the son of James O. and Gladys (Egli) Wehrly. Paul served in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1956 – first in the Signal Corps at Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey and then in Augsburg, Germany. He graduated in 1959 from Tri State University at Angola, Indiana with a degree in Electrical Engineering. After receiving his degree, he joined Delco Electronics, a division of General Motors Corporation, in Kokomo, In. He retired in 1992 as Staff Engineer, heading up the Air Controls division. He was a longtime member of the Society of Electrical Engineers.

After moving to Oriental, North Carolina in 1994, he became quite involved in the community, as a member of Oriental Rotary and serving on the Board of Directors of the Pamlico Musical Society, an organization dear to his heart. After relocating to New Bern in 2005, he volunteered at RCS (Religious Community Services) and the History Center. He and his wife became members of Centenary United Methodist Church where he served as an usher, greeter and on the Pastor Parish Relations ommittee. Paul enjoyed fishing, sailing, woodworking and music.

Survived by his wife of 54 years, Sherrill Rivers Wehrly, his daughter Leah A. Wehrly of New Bern, his son Paul A. Wehrly, Jr. and wife Molly Cook Wehrly and grandchildren Jacob, Hayden, Ethan and Meredith Wehrly all of Powell, Ohio; niece Susan Spicer and husband Jim of El Cajon, California.

He was predeceased by his sister, Betty L. Hollar of El Cajon. Ca.

A memorial service will be held on Wednesday July 1 at 11:00 am at
Centenary United Methodist Church. Inurnment will be at the Oriental Methodist Church columbarium at a later date.

In lieu of flowers the family requests expressions of sympathy be
made to Centenary United Methodist Church Stained Glass Window Restoration fund or to Crystal Coast Hospice House of Newport, NC.