Paul Timothy "PK" Kline

Paul Timothy “PK” Kline, 56, of Wooster, passed away Wednesday morning, July 15, 2026, at Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare in Wooster after a brave and hard-fought fight with cancer.

Paul was born on April 25, 1970, in Portsmouth, OH to Michael and Martha (Delabar) Kline and graduated from Wheelersburg High School in 1989 and from Missouri Auctioneering School that same year. Paul was the Livestock Manager for Merlin Garver Transport where he worked for over 30 years and he lived and breathed cattle.

Surviving are his father, Michael of Wheelersburg; sister and brother-in-law, Pamela and Johnny Smith of Olive Hill, KY; nieces, Kelsey and Todd Hamilton, Alyssa and Gary David Fraley and Abby Smith; great-nieces and nephews, Logan, Olivia and Adrian Hamilton and Carter, Cade and Maddie Fraley; his former wife, Melanie Smith Raymond and her children and grandchildren, Amanda and Drew Gorfi and children, Amelia and Andy and Josh Raymond; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Jo Ann Smith, Denise and Bob Pendlebury, Doug Smith, Sam Smith and Verna Valdez and several aunts, uncles and cousins as well as family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his mother and a brother-in-law, Dan Smith.

Friends may call Friday, July 17th from 5-7 p.m. at Murray Funeral Home in Fredericksburg where Pastor Allen Imhoff will conduct services at 7:00 p.m. An additional celebration of life service will be held in Wheelersburg.