Paul J Bredwell Jr, 87 of Hickory Flat, Georgia entered into God's Kingdom on February 6, 2025. He was born to Edna Z. Bredwell and Paul J. Bredwell Sr. on March 5, 1937, in Chicago, Illinois.

Paul is survived by his wife of 65 years, Deanna Bredwell, his son Paul J. Bredwell III, daughter-in-law Carolyn Yanacek Bredwell, granddaughters Jillian Bredwell Roan and Jenna Bredwell and great granddaughters Addilyn Bredwell and Kennedy Roan. Paul was preceded in death by daughters Debbie Bredwell Clark and Theresa Lynn Bredwell.

After graduating high school in 1954, Paul entered the Army and served as a military policeman. During his service in the Army, he was stationed at Camp Zama, a United States Army post located in the cities of Zama and Sagamihara, in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, about 25 miles southwest of Tokyo. After he was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army in 1959, Paul became a police officer in Highland Park, Illinois. Later in his career he served as a detective for the Nickle Plate Railroad Company.

Paul retired in 2001 as the director of security for Budget Rent a Car in Atlanta, Georgia. Paul and Deanna resided in the low country of South Carolina near Beaufort, South Carolina from 2001 until 2021 when they returned to Georgia to be closer to their family.

A Mass celebrating Paul's life will be held Wednesday, February 12th, 2025, at Saint Michael the Archangel, Catholic Church, 490 Arnold Mill Road, Woodstock, Georgia, at 12 pm.

Paul will be interred at the Georgia National Cemetery at 2 pm. with full military honors following the mass.

In lieu of flowers, Paul's family would welcome donations in his name to Capstone Hospice. Donations can be made on-line at the following Website link: https://checkout.square.site/merchant/7DK6NV5P52JR3/checkout/KKIHPERGKMKDHY6EIWD4XQ46