Hunley, Paul Ronald

1943 - 1983  (39 years)

• Name	Hunley, Paul Ronald
  		Paul Ronald Hunley (1943-1983)
  		Jesse and Minnie Hunley family reunion, 1947 Back row: Fern, Jesse Jr, Irene, Garland, Lorena, Dean, ?, Paul Middle: Russel, Dixie, Grandpa Jesse Sr. Minnie Front: Red, Ronnie, ?, Ronnie Paul Displayed with permission of Mike Ragan
  		Paul Ronald Hunley (1943-1983) A very young Ronnie Hunley Displayed with permission of Mike Ragan
  Birth	5 Aug 1943  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Interior Decorator  [2]
  Reference Number	HUNL.P003
  _FGRAVE	18348984
  Military Service	Viet Nam War, Airman First Class, United States Air Force  [1]
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  		United States Air Force Shield
  		United States Air Force
  		Airman First Class (A1C) (E-3), United States Air Force From 1947 to 1952, this rank was known as an Air Force Corporal, and from 1952 to 1967 it was called an Airman Second Class. Also during this time frame, the E-4 paygrade rank, now known as Senior Airman, was called Airman First Class.
  		United States Air Force Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Republic Of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation with Palm Ribbon (US Air Force, US Navy, US Marine Corps, US Coast Guard Frame), Republic of Vietnam
  		Gallantry Cross, South Vietnam
  		Military Service Ribbons, Paul Ronald Hunley (1943-1983) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		National Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		National Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Vietnam Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Vietnam Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Republic of South Vietnam
  		Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Republic of South Vietnam
  		Vietnam War (1955-1975)
  		Vietnam
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  Death	9 Jan 1983	Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida   [1]
  	Cause: Robbed and Murdered in Florida
  	A 39-year-old former Clay City resident was shot and killed in an apparent robbery at 8:40 p.m. Sunday in Broward County, near Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Paul Ronald Hunley, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., died from bullet wounds in his chest and arm following the apparent robbery. He was found in the front seat of his car in a darkened field near the Parkway Middle School in an unincorporated area of Broward County. The neighborhood was described as a "ghetto area" by a reporter for the Fort Lauderdale News and Sun-Sentinel. It was located about three miles from Mr. Hunley's middle class neighborhood home, the reporter said. According to the reporter, Mr. Hunley had left his house to visit friends. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hunley of Clay City, were visiting him at his Fort Lauderdale home at the time. The newspaper account reported that Mr. Hunley's wallet had been scattered and his money was missing. He also had beating marks, indicating that he struggled with his assailant before he was shot. Mr. Hunley had been employed as an interior decorator for Modernage in North Miami, Fla. Prior to that, he operated his own business, Interior Design by Paul Hunley. Mr. Hunley's obituary appears on page 3. According to the reporter, Fort Lauderdale Police are looking for a suspect, but no arrests have been made.
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I22001	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Hunley - Pryor Archibald Henry 'Arch' Hunley and Nancy Ellen Pryor Descendants, Patridge - Hough Elmer Newell Patridge and Amanda Hough Descendants
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Hunley, Paul Archibald,   b. 14 Apr 1910, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 26 Feb 1990, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Harrison, Mildred Lorena,   b. 25 Nov 1913, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 25 Dec 2002, Doctors Health and Rehabilitation Center, Salem, Marion County, Illinois (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	7 Nov 1929	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  	Paul's obituary says they were married in Olney, Lorena's says they were married in Clay City.
  Age at Marriage	He : 19 years and 7 months - She : 16 years.
  Family ID	F8208	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - Cause: Robbed and Murdered in Florida - 9 Jan 1983 - Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Headstone, Hunley, Paul Ronald

  
  

• Sources

  [S6052] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Hunley, Paul Ronald, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18348984/hunley), none. (Reliability: 2). [S6053] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Hunley, Paul Ronald, 39, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18348984), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4687] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Hunley, Paul A., 79, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Hunley&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=18349015&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4689] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Hunley, Lorena, 90, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1201&GScid=105163&GRid=18349001&CScn=Clay+City&CScntry=4&CSst=16&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4688] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Hunley, Lorena and Paul A., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18349015), none. (Reliability: 2). [S809] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 21, page 11a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S1656] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 10, page 5b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00620?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2).