Pearl Papania

Pearl “Pat” Papania, 83, of Nederland, died Tuesday, January 23, 2018. She was born on April 29, 1934, in Nederland, to Sarah Elizabeth Verbeck Willey and James Monroe Willey.

Pat was a huge Nederland Bulldog fan. She was a Nederland Cheerleader, Homecoming Queen, and Football Sweetheart. Pat was a member of the Nederland Alumni Association. She loved her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Pat enjoyed reading and crossword puzzles. She entertained her family and friends at her lake house and camps. Pat enjoyed coffee with her friends and going to the beach with her high school friends, “the beach bunch”. She was a breast cancer survivor.

Survivors include her children, Vicki Renee Papania Greenslade and her husband, Mike, of Richardson; Karen Kaye Papania Hall and her husband, Steve, of Porter; Ray Lucas Papania and his wife, Debbie, of Houston; Paul Alan Papania of Nederland; and Mark Dalyn Papania of Nederland; son-law, Mark Menefree of Dallas; twelve grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; sisters, Lucille Benoit, Rosie Tidwell, and Toni Forey; brother, Doc Willey and his wife, Laura; and sisters-in-law, Eloise Willey, Lee Papania, and Diane Hodges.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Sam Lucas Papania; daughter, Kristi Gaye Papania Menefree; two brothers; and one sister.

A gathering of Mrs. Papania’s family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Thursday, January 25, 2018, at Broussard’s, 505 North 12th Street, Nederland. Her funeral service will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, January 26, 2018, at Broussard’s, Nederland, with her interment following at Oak Bluff Memorial Park, Port Neches.

Memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. Papania’s memory to National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.

2600 Network Blvd., Suite 300, Frisco, Texas 75034, Dementia Society of America, P.O. Box 600, Doylestown, Pennsylvania 1890, or Nederland High School Alumni Scholarship Fund.