William Paul Wilde

Mr. William Paul Wilde, age 81, died Tuesday, December 24, 2019, at his residence.

Funeral service will be Tuesday, December 31, 2019, 1:00 P.M. at Murphy Funeral Home with Bro. Charles Southerland officiating.  Burial will follow in East Side Cemetery in Martin.  Visitation will be Tuesday beginning at 11:00 A.M. until funeral time at 1:00.

Mr. Wilde was preceded in death by his wife, Patsy Ann Breidenbaugh Wilde; parents, Paul Howard Wilde and Edna Pearl Bauer Wilde; two sisters, Clara Walker and Anne Wilde; brother-in-laws, Wesley Walker and Lloyd Beerbower.

Mr. Wilde retired from Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and was a member of Walnut Log Baptist Church.  He was a Mason for 51 years at the Martin Masonic Lodge #551.

He is survived by his daughter, Sharron Marie (Barry) Lyell of Rives, TN; his son, Donald Eugene Wilde of Michigan Center, MI; brother, Karl (Denise) Wilde of Jackson, MI; sisters, Joanne Wilde of Williston, FL and Paula Beerbower of Jackson, MI; three grandchildren, Heather Mae (David) Culbert of Jackson, MI, Brittany Nicole (Evan) Twilbeck of McKenzie, TN and Brad Lyell of Rives, TN;  five great-grandchildren, Haley, Damon, Dominic, Abel and Aubree Culbert all of Jackson, MI; brother-in-law, Larry Breidenbaugh; sister-in-law, Linda Breidenbaugh both of Jackson, MI; several nieces and nephews.