Pauley, Paul A. (1930 – 2017)

PAULEY, MARGO, HANSEN, ERBELE, HEARD, JENSEN, LASSITER, MICHALK, MATEJCEK, LIVINGSTON, DEOGNY, SCOTT

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 4/17/2017 at 18:41:13

Name of deceased: Paul A. Pauley

Aged: 87 yrs, 1 mo, 13 days

Residence: College Station, TX

Born: Feb. 28, 1930; Beatrice, NE

Died: April 10, 2017

Funeral services: Saturday, April 15, 2017, Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, IA; burial was in the Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, IA.

Survived by: Wife of 20 years, Patricia Margo Pauley; daughters, Nan Hansen (spouse, Byron) of Rockton, IL, Susan Erbele (spouse, Robert) of Lehr, ND, LeAnn Pauley Heard (spouse, Warren) of Geneva, IL and Beth Erbele (spouse, Jack) of Lehr, ND; siblings, Richard Pauley (spouse, Marianne) of Lincoln, NE, Bev Jensen (spouse, Ron) of Harlan, IA, and Bruce Pauley (spouse, Jennifer Lassiter) of Dallas, TX; 13 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren (and 4 on the way); 2 great-great- grandchildren; Texas step-children, Ted Margo (spouse, Lissa), Michele Michalk (spouse, Nathan), Randy Margo (spouse, Kayla), Bryan Margo (Mike Matejcek), and Jennifer Livingston (spouse, Daniel); 9 Texas step-grandchildren

Predeceased by: Parents, Harold Carl and Lucile Aileen DeOgny Pauley; first wife of 42 years, Margaret Scott Pauley (deceased 1992); brother, Clay Pauley

Education: graduated from Harlan (IA) High School, Class of 1948, lettering in 3 sports; attended the University of Iowa for 1 year

Religious affiliation: active charter members of the First Baptist Church, Harlan, IA, since 1958

Military service: no information provided

Marriages: (1) Margaret Luella Scott; March 21, 1950; location not provided (2) Patricia Margo; 1996; location not provided

Employment: Over the years, he had many successful careers: he helped his father in both the furniture store and the funeral home, was a farmer, a real estate and securities broker, beekeeper, entrepreneur, trustee at Judson University, and land developer; he was also president of the Harlan Historical Society, a Sunday School teacher, deacon, pilot, and world traveler.

Hobbies/Interests: hunting; fishing; trapping; going to garage sales; building his cactus garden on the ranch; spending time with family—he took each of his 13 grandchildren on a world trip of their choice.

Sources: pauleyjones.com