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27629. Paul Gerald9 Bezona (Ida Rebecca8 Armour, Margaret Jane7 Harris, Betty Ann6 Boyd, Elizabeth Ann (Betsy)5 Hasty, Clarissa Catherine4 Keeton, Nancy Ann3 Allgood, Moses2, Edward1) was born in Casper, WY September 10, 1924. Paul died September 11, 2005 in Pueblo, Pueblo Co., CO. Obit: Paul Gerald Bezona died Sept. 11, 2005, following a battle with cancer. He was 81. Bezona was born in Casper, Wyo., on Sept. 10, 1924, the second child of 10 born to Otto E. and Ida Rebecca Bezona. He grew up on the family homestead in Granada, Colo., fostering an interest in horses while helping his family with a wheat and cattle operation. He was a 1943 graduate of Granada High School. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he served as a radio man/tailgunner. While stationed in Florida, he started a lifelong fascination with music and taught himself to play the guitar and several other stringed instruments. On Dec. 17, 1948, he married Mary Ilene Pearson in Raton, N.M. The couple continued residence in Granada, where two daughters, Tecla and Teala, were born. The couple then moved to Pinon, Colo., where he was employed at the Pueblo Ordinance Depot and then eventually as a ranch hand and horse trainer for the Phelps Ranch. Bezona was a key motivator in the creation of the Pinon Saddle Club. He competed at the local rodeos in various events, with a special fondness for calf roping. The couple then laid roots in Pueblo on Highway 78 where two more daughters, Talca and Tonya, were born and where they lived for 22 years. During this time, Bezona continued his affiliation with animals and bred, trained and sold horses. He also continued his interest in music and when his daughters shared this interest, they formed a band. With the name of Paul and the Three T's, the band played area dances and occasions in the 1960s and '70s. Bezona retired from the CF&I Steel Corp., ending a 30-year career in which he worked in the boiler shop. At the time of his death, he was an active member of the CF&I Old Timers Organization and the Eagles Lodge No. 145. He was a previous member of the Minnequa University Club and was an accomplished hunter and fisherman. He was preceded in death by his parents, Otto E. and Ida Rebecca Bezona; brothers, Scott E., Richard E. (Joyce) and C. Dean. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Mary I. Bezona; daughters, Tecla D. (Ernie) Chamblin, Teala D. Bezona (Tony), Talca D. (George) Woods, Tonya D. (Tony) Pinelle; grandchildren, Paulette (Shayne) O. Hotto, Clint (Kris) Chamblin, Georgette (David) Book, Brandie Bezona, Shanalee McGhee, Tarah (Jim) Damgaard, Nicki Pinelle, Chris Pinelle; eight great-grandchildren; brothers, Alfred A., Boyd D. (Norma Jean), Roy Lee (Judy); sisters, Lois I. Wieman, Lola L. Brooks, Betty L. (Jesse) Melton; sisters-in-law, Lois A. Bezona and C. Jeanne Bezona, and their families. Paul will be remembered as a generous, hard-working, loving father, husband and family man as well as a kind friend. Viewing, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. today, at the funeral home. The casket will be closed at the church. Funeral service, 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2005, First Church of God, 528 W. Abriendo St., with Pastor Danny Bryant officiating. Interment will follow at Imperial Memorial Gardens, with military honors by the Pueblo Veterans Ritual Team. Those who desire may make memorials to the Sangre de Cristo Hospice through the funeral home.
Paul Gerald Bezona and Mary Ilene Pearson had the following children:
+ 44183 i. Tecla Dawn10 Bezona (LIVING).
+ 44184 ii. Teala D. Bezona (LIVING).
+ 44185 iii. Talca D. Bezona (LIVING).
+ 44186 iv. Tonya Dee Bezona (LIVING).
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