Paul Edward Rose died February 18, 2004 at home after an extended illness.  He was a native of Tennessee, born in Mingo Holler, near the Cumberland Gap, on February 25, 1913.  He has been living in Florence, Alabama at the home of his grandson Michael Losey for the past year.  He lived in California for 50 years with his wife Rubye Blevins Rose, who performed on WLS radio in Chicago as Patsy Montana.  Mr. Rose left his Tennessee mountain home in 1930 to become a road show manager for WLS.  He and Patsy met while working together, and married on July 3, 1934.  She died May 3, 1996 shortly before being inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville.  They had traveled the world due to their involvement in the music business and leave many friends the world over.  Mr. Rose served with distinction in the U. S. Army during World War II in the Pacific theatre, being among the first troops in Japan after the atomic bombs were dropped.  He was responsible for many USO shows for the troops in Japan and China
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He is predeceased by his wife of nearly 62 years, Rubye Blevins Rose a.k.a. Patsy Montana; a daughter, Judith Rochelle Rose; two brothers; three sisters; and his parents, James E. & Cordelia Ingle Rose.

He is survived by a daughter, Beverly Losey of Florence; three granddaughters, Pam Losey of Olive Branch, Mississippi; Patti Linnett, of Redondo Beach, California; and Christy Freerks, of Lake Forest, California; and one grandson, Michael Losey & wife, Judi, of Florence.  He also leaves seven great-grandchildren, & nieces & nephews.

He will be remembered by all for his warm sense of humor & generosity, and his many stories of the early days of radio, & adventures in Prohibition-era Chicago with his pals, Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, & Smiley Burnette.

Special thanks to Dr. Stephen Collier & the staff at ECM Pulmonary Unit for their kindness, compassion, & professionalism.