Paul Randolph Watkins, age 71, of Wichita Falls, Texas, passed away Friday evening, October 16, 2026, in Hospice of Wichita Falls.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at Journey Baptist Church in Wichita Falls with Tommy Bragg, Pastor of Journey Baptist Church, and Finis Beauchamp, officiating. Interment will follow in the Archer City Cemetery under the direction of Aulds Funeral Home of Archer City.

Paul was born August 1, 1955, in Wichita Falls, Texas, to the late Ralph P. Watkins and Martha Ann Reynolds Watkins.

He graduated from Wichita Falls High School. Paul then attended Tarrant County Junior College and Vernon Regional College. After this, he worked for Worley Catastrophe Service as an adjuster for many years. Paul also drove a truck hauling fuel for Haigood and Campbell.

Paul married Candis Idell Whitacre on May 19, 2017, in Wichita Falls, Texas.

During his teenage years into early adulthood, Paul participated in rodeos where he rode bulls. He pursued writing and playing country music for many years. Paul was a body builder and enjoyed lifting weights daily. He enjoyed fishing and camping, even though Candis always out fished him. Paul also loved caring for raccoons with Candis, as wildlife rehabbers.

Paul was a member of Journey Baptist Church and was a faithful believer.

He is survived by his loving wife, Candis Whitacre of Wichita Falls; one sister, Renee Watkins Clark and husband, Michael of Ovilla, Texas; one niece, Emily Nelson; his mother-in-law, Lena Jones; very close friends, Rod and Dee Jackson, and Finis Beauchamp; his pastor and his wife, Tommy and Cheryl Bragg; and many other friends.

Paul was also preceded in death by his first wife, Kenda Darlene Williams Watkins on September 16, 2015.

The family suggests memorials to Hospice of Wichita Falls, 4909 Johnson Road, Wichita Falls, Texas 76310, or North Texas Wildlife Center, 4011 West Plano Parkway, Plano, Texas 75093.