Funeral Services for Paul Greenhaw Sr., 88, of Brownwood, Texas will be held 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at the Zephyr Cemetery with Art Switzer officiating.  Interment will follow under the direction of Heartland Funeral Home.  He passed away Friday, April 9, 2010 at Brownwood Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Greenhaw was born on October 18, 1921 in Gainsville, Texas to Samuel Otis and Maudie Speer Greenhaw.  On August 8, 1940 he was married to Lois Jeter in Amarillo, Texas.  Paul joined the United States Army on July 3, 1942 in Abilene, Texas and served with the 21st Engineer Regiment as a construction machine operator.  He was assigned to an Aviation Engineering Regiment engaged in airport construction work.  He operated road graders and bulldozer; leveling fields and removing obstacles in preliminary airport work.  He also operated caterpillar tractors and pan scrapers.  He greased and oiled equipment and performed repairs as required.   His battles and campaigns included Algeria-French, Morocco, Tunisia, Sicily and Rome and he received the EAME Campaign Medal with 4 bronze stars & 1 bronze arrowhead as well as the good conduct medal.  On October 9, 1945 he was honorably discharged at the Fort Sam Houston Separation Center in Houston, Texas.

Mr Greenhaw was a retired engineer with Convair and General Dynamics where he built wind tunnel models.  He then became a builder and a cabinet maker.  He and his sons owned Greenhaw Cabinets and  he had lived in Brownwood since 1974 moving here from San Diego, California. He was a kind man who loved his family.

Survivors include:

Wife:  Lois Greenhaw of Brownwood

Sons:  Will Greenhaw and wife Danna of Brownwood; Charles Greenhaw and wife Judith of La Jolla, California

Daughters:  Linda Rattazzi and husband Bob of El Cajon, California;Brenda Messamore and husband Jimmy of Delhi, California

Nine grandchildren, fourteen great grandchildren, one great great grandchild and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, six sisters and by a brother who was killed at the Battle of the Bulge during WW II.

Friends are invited to sign the guestbook at www.heartlandfuneralhome.net