Rev. Paul Wiseman

Rev. Paul W. Wiseman, 91, of Hillsboro died Monday, Nov. 24, 2008, at Providence Health Care Center in Waco. Paul was born Dec. 19, 1916 in Mangum, OK the son of Andrew Jackson and Bettie Angeline Webb Wiseman. He grew up and graduated from high school in Mangum, OK. At age 19, he left Mangum to attend Draughn's Business College in Oklahoma City. After graduating, he began his professional life working for an insurance company. In 1942 he went to work for Boeing Aircraft in Wichita, KS where he served until being called to active duty in the U. S. Army near the end of WWII. Following the war he and his brother owned and operated a lumber mill in Colorado. After moving to Spade, TX, he was farming when he received the call to preach. While continuing his education at McMurray University, he met and married Dorothy Marie Smith on Feb. 29, 1952. He completed his preparation for the ministry at the Perkins School of Theology. Over his many years of ministry, he served many churches throughout the Central Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church, with his longest tenure being at First United Methodist in Hillsboro. Among his achievements was the building of Epworth United Methodist Church in Arlington. Paul was also an accomplished wood worker and craftsman who exhibited his work at many crafts fairs including the Bonds Alley Art Fair in Hillsboro. He was also a long-time, active member of the Hillsboro Lions Club. Preceding him in death were his parents, five sisters, one brother, and two grandchildren, John-Michael Bond and Joseph Brownlee. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy M. Wiseman of Hillsboro; children, Sharon Monday of Hillsboro, Paul W. Wiseman, Jr. of Graham, Terry Barnes and husband, Carroll, of Garland, Alan Wiseman and wife, Monica, of Melbourne, FL, and Becky Cliett and husband, Glen, of Hillsboro; 9 grandchildren, David, Lisa, and Scott Brownlee, Wendy Wiseman, Sherri Marshall, Chris Barnes, Kira Colon, and Drew and Allyson Cliett; 10 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great granddaughter; and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church Building Fund, P. O. Box 673, Hillsboro, TX 76645.