Paul "Shorty" William Brandon aged 95, of Kennewick, WA, and Lead, SD, died Tuesday, August 19th  in the hospital in Deadwood, SD surrounded by his three daughters and other family members.

Born in Central City, SD to Urban and Anna Brandon on February 6th, 1930. He was the youngest of seven children who all preceded him in death. Paul grew up in the Central City/Lead/Deadwood, SD area where he attended local schools until moving with his family to the Portland, OR area at the age of 10. On August 13, 1950, he married Doris Sorrels in Moses Lake, WA. They moved to Richland, WA in April 1951, where he began working at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation as a radiation monitor. In 1963, the family moved to Finley, WA, where they became active in the local Methodist/Baptist church.

In the early 1950's, Paul raced cars on dirt tracks in and around the Tri-Cities area, including his beloved 1932 Ford Roadster. He later decided to restore the roadster to show quality and compete in numerous car shows throughout the Northwest, taking one of his first trophies in 1956. The car is still being shown and winning trophies in the northern Black Hills area where he has lived for the last 5 years. In his younger years, he also enjoyed boxing in local clubs in the Tri-City area. In addition to his job at Hanford, Paul was also a mechanic in his home garage, often spending hours helping neighbors and friends and anyone who needed his expertise. In 1972, he began building a small mobile home park and mini-storages in Finley in his spare time.

Paul is survived by his three daughters, Debby (Greg Eppling) of Lead, SD, Paula Brandon Bailey of Lead, SD, and Gayle (Denny Behrend)  of Tacoma, WA.  Paul is also survived by five grandchildren, Polly, Justin, Ana, Stephanie, and Jeremiah, in addition to 44 great and great-great grandchildren. Paul was preceded in death by his wife Doris in 2014 and his first great-grandson Devin Perrine Brandon in 2021.

In lieu of a memorial service the family is setting up a scholarship fund at Contenders Boxing Club in Kenneweick, Washington.

Arrangements are under the care of Lead-Deadwood Memorial Chapel in Lead.