Paul E. Chapman Sr., of Cottonwood, died on February 24, 2014 in Cottonwood. He was born on April 13, 1920 in Providence, Rhode Island. Paul was a veteran of WWII and Korean and retired from the U.S. Marine Corps in 1960. His love of model building included airplanes, ships and railroads. Paul is survived by his wife of 37 years Ellen M. Chapman; his sons Paul Chapman Jr. of NV and Steven Chapman of CA; daughter Linda M. Cooper of CA; 6 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his son Richard A. Chapman. A memorial service will be held on Monday, March 24, 2014 at 11:00am at Verde Valley Christian Church on 6th Street in Cottonwood. An online guestbook is available to sign at www.westcottfuneralhome.com