Paul Enos Wiland

Paul Enos Wiland, age 85, passed away Monday, April 27, 2009, at 5:37 a.m. at St. Johns Medical Center in Joplin. Mr. Wiland was born to Earl Mote Wiland and Inez Bernice Greninger Wiland on March 3, 1924, in Joplin, Mo. Mr. Wiland served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II and was in the Normandy Invasion, participated in the Battle of the Bulge and assisted the liberation of the concentration camps. He was retired from Atlas Powder Company and he was an automobile dealer. Paul was a member of the First Baptist Church, of Webb City, Joplin Elks Club No. 501, American Legion Post, the Webb City V.F.W. Post 7630 and the Joplin Miners Knot-Hole Club. Survivors include his sons, Phillip Allen Wiland (Linda), of Longmont, Colo., and Matthew Paul Wiland (Shawn), of Oronogo; daughters, Paula Marie Stephens (Leroy), of Columbia, and Alice Jane Johns (Edward), of Carthage; 15 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Paul was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Faye Fisher; and a brother, Walter Wiland. The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 30, at the Simpson Funeral Home in Webb City, with Rev. Ron Woody officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial and military honors will be conducted in the Forest Park Cemetery in Joplin. Please visit www.simpsonfh.com for online condolences.