Memorial Services for Dr. Paul Kendall Kincaid Jr, 79, Lawrence, will be 2 pm, Sunday, April 28, 2024 at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.
In 1945, Paul Sr. and Mary moved with little Paul Jr. to a house down from the old Turner Hall on Rhode Island Street. It was a great place to be at the age of 3, as you had protective neighbors, lots of alleys to explore, and all the popcorn (that was swept up from the floors of the Granada and Varsity Theater) you could eat.
After moving to 50 Winona, all of Haskell became Paul’s playground. With many steam tunnels to explore, tons of army surplus sitting around outside, and a working dairy farm all the way to the Wakarusa River. While at Cordley Elementary, Paul and his little brother Charles could have been the poster children for ADHD, but it was Paul’s sense of humor that would keep them out of trouble…most of the time.
After graduating from LHS, Paul got lucky and married Nancy Altic. He worked nights, went to Baker University, and he and Nancy were blessed with a little boy, David. After graduating from Baker, Paul sold real estate for 10 years before deciding to become a chiropractor. As a chiropractor, Paul worked in Oskaloosa for thirty happy years. His ability to diagnose and his willingness to refer patients to the right place saved many lives.
Paul’s true passion has always been to fix things. Whether it was rebuilding a 1966 Mini Cooper, a Volkswagen “Bug,” or a truck, the finished product was always immaculate. Paul would be upset if Don, Bob and Tim Baxter weren’t given credit for showing him the right way to do things and where to go to get things done right.
The last few years of Paul’s life were filled with cancer, “defective” body parts, and atrial fibrillation, but it never stopped Paul from donning his signature headband and making sure he got his steps in for the day. Paul’s resilience was partly due to his unwinding ritual that had to be done at 6:00 p.m. sharp, where he would drink his “libation” (usually a cold IPA), followed by reading a book (his favorite being Moby Dick, which he had read about nine times). Saturday nights were a special occasion where Paul would watch Svengoolie until it was time for bed.
Paul’s son David Kincaid, his wife Sherrie, and their daughter Clarus would like to thank some of the many people who helped Paul to the finish line: the Baxters, David Griffith, Paul Claypool, and especially Jane Getto. We would also like to thank Zen Zero for all the good times Paul spent sitting at their bar, Lawrence Memorial Hospital, for always being there for Paul. We would also like to thank Meals on Wheels and Lawrence Presbyterian Manor for being his home as he made the pass to heaven. For all these people and institutions, we are grateful.
Paul Jr. is preceded in death by his parents, Paul Sr. and Mary Kincaid. He is survived by his son David, David’s wife Sherrie, and his granddaughter Clarus. Paul Jr. also leaves behind his younger brother, Charles, a sister-in-law, Claudia, and six nieces and nephews: Jeff, Elizabeth, Benjamin, Ivan, Aurora, and Charles Jr., as well as a grandnephew, Owen.
The family suggests memorials instead of flowers go to his granddaughter, Clarus Kincaid’s 529 Education Fund.
I did not know Paul Jr, but he sounds like someone I would have liked to know. What a smart, interesting character! Like his little brother Charlie. To the entire Kincaid family, especially his son David, I am so sorry for your loss. May he RIP.
Our heartfelt sympathy to the Kincaid family. The Falkenstien Family
I’m so very sorry for your loss. Charlie, I never had the opportunity to meet your brother, but I know the sadness of losing a beloved family member. May your family find peace at this very difficult time.
My deepest sympathies to Dr. K’s family and all who loved him! I was a patient of his for many years. He was such a gentle, kind soul and will be missed.
I’m so sorry for your loss. My condolences to your family.
Im sending my symphaty to the family of
Kincaid may Kincaid rest in peace 🙏 🪦 terry I glenn
Please accept my deepest sympathies David, I’m glad I got to know your dad over the last few years. I’m glad he got to spend some holiday dinners with us and had some good conversation. Always friendly and positive.
I will greatly miss Paul’s visits. Condolences to the whole family.
Dad had known Paul and Charlie since the since the speed shop days in the 60s. Tim and I got to know them in the early 80s. Tim was always giving Paul crap about being in the band “Lover Boy” (the head band). After I crashed my dragster, I was having back problems. LMH couldn’t find any thing wrong. Paul had me come to his office. I had never been to a chiropractor before. I shuffled in and laid on his table. Then he climbed on the table. I was thinking “I’m in severe pain and He wants to wrestle 😂”. The adjustment didn’t work, but he took some X-rays and found an issue LMH had missed. I stopped by his house late last year, and he took me for a ride in his new “hot hatch” that he’d been looking for for some time. I was hoping for another ride once it was broke in so he could really get on it. But that was’nt going to happen. Miss you Paul.
Mr.Paul was a great guy. Not just my chiropractor but a great friend. Rest well my friend. You will be missed.
Sending my condolences to Charlie, David and your families on Paul’s passing. My journey with Paul (PK) began with some repair work on David’s BMW a few years ago. Our friendship grew as we took on other little repair projects. Any car repair that we both thought we could take on to lawn mowers, leaf blowers, snow blowers, weed trimmers, vacuums, stock tanks, fans. If it needed fixing PK was game. He got great satisfaction in acquiring the knowledge and even more so when the repair worked. He would not be defeated. Often we would ‘cross ourselves’ and gesture the sprinkling of ‘Holy Water’ on the patient, (the project) before the test run. After extensive discussion and diagnosis, we performed the operation. More times than not we got it right and we were both very pleased. Me the optimist, and PK a staunch believer in ‘Murphys Law’, we made a pretty good team in the fix-it department. He possessed an extraordinary passion and curiosity for how things worked and why they worked the way they did, which led to many lengthy philosophical discussions. He will be missed for sure, but I am happy in knowing he is in his big workshop in the sky fixing anything that comes his way. It was my pleasure to know him and work along his side in all of the fix-it endeavors.
Sorry to hear of Paul’s passing. He and I shared a love of mechanical things and I’ll miss his calls with obscure questions that made me think. Rest easy Paul.
Loved Paul and his dry sense of humor. Condolences to David and family, Charlie and Claudia and their family. I’m going to miss the plant questions and motorcycle restoration tales.
Thanks to Paul, I was introduced to Jose Ortega de Gasset’s “A few drops of phenomenology”, John Fowle’s fiction, and to Andy Morgan’s generous spirit, and his mechanical genius. When I came home from military service (April, 1969), Paul and Nancy took me for a beer (somewhere in downtown Lawrence that is gone now). Thanks for doing that. Requisat in pacem. Condolences to your family, too.
Paul’s appreciation for the arts, his humor, and his support will always be with me. Enjoyed our visits together at Zen Zero, which was a special place to reconnect. I have definitely inherited and will carry on his fondness for headbands. I will miss you! Sending love to your family.
Hi Charlie,
So sorry to hear about Paul Jr passing. Glad his sense of humor was not one of his “defective” body parts. Hugs
To Charlie and family: Did not realize Paul went to Cordley like me, but recall when we were both Baker U students seeing him each morning as he parked across from the Student Union after a drive from Lawrence. We always said hello-his dad had been my dentist and to this day I cherish the miniature clocks Paul Sr gave both my dad and me which I view each morning. The clocks will now prompt me to remember both Paul Sr and Jr with admiration. Rest in peace Paul.
Paul will be greatly missed. He would come by the shop and fix whatever was broken.
Fly high Paul free of all pain!!
RIP. Bob and Lisa Baxter
So sorry for the loss of Paul , your all in my thoughts and prayers.
I have so many memories with Paul. An amazing, interesting guy, always a step ahead of the rest of us. He bought my small motorcycle for $50 and then over a couple of years and only involving trades–no cash–he swapped it for a larger Eastern European bike and then a big Yamaha and so on until he ended up withthat gorgeous Coca Cola yellow split-window ‘Vette and then had the nerve to live next to me on Ohio so that I saw that car every day and I thought, That’s my car, dadgumit! I made a rolled and pleated striped package tray for his Corvair and when we drove it once down Massachusetts he decided to pass a car on the right when there was another car parked on the right; itlooked tight; we heard an odd high-pitched tone and pulled over and saw that both sides of the car had long, shallow grooves, just the paint peeled off, he’d judged the distance perfectly; a quarter inch in either direction woulda been a bad accident; some fine driving. Had been thinking about him lately, oddly enough. My sincere condolences to his family.
Condolences to the Kincaid family. Dr. Charlie provides dental care for me and my 95 year old mother.
To Charlie and Claudia and all of Paul’s family, I send my admiration and respect for a life well-lived with exuberance and imagination. I did not know Paul, but I know Charlie and it sounds like the childhood they shared was memorable and thrilling!
Doc Paul, a good journey to the finish line
Thanks for being you!
Long history that many of the class of 63 shared.
Condolences to all your relations
We are sorry to read that Paul Jr passed away. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of the Kincaid family.
Well Mr.Paul you are getting some much deserved recognition which you are probably smiling at.You Creative Rascal who led me and others on different Journeys.Rest Well altho knowing you you will want match wits with your buds in the Spirit World.
Paul, Missed seeing you at the LHS Class of ‘63 Reunions I was able to attend. Glad to read about your happy years as a chiropractor in Oskaloosa! You were a true servant of the community & appreciated by those you served. I remember going to Sunday School together. Also, our Central & LHS years. I also remember your Dad who helped me w/my teeth. I am happy we knew each other.
Condolences to your family.