Paul Emerick Nagy of Glenville, WV passed away on Saturday, May 13, 2017. He was born August 31, 1928 in Royal Oak, Michigan. A son of the late Paul Nagy and Barbara (Welker) Nagy Clapp, he was 88 at the time of his passing.
Paul was preceded in death by his parents, step father Irving Clapp, and first wife, Pauleen Imogene “Emo” (Groves) Nagy. He is survived by his second wife, Debra (Reed) Nagy and their son, Paul Nagy III. Most important to Paul was his family. He loved his son more than anything.
In addition to his parents, step father, and first wife, Paul was preceded in death by his sister, Rosemary (Nagy) Hardin and brothers, Andrew and Carlton.
Paul started serving his country at the age of 17 in the United States Army Air Corps which became the United States Air Force before he completed his honorable military service in 1949. He received the GI Bill for his military service which enabled him to attend college. After receiving his first degree, he continued to work and further his education. He holds degrees from Central State Teachers College – Stephens Point (now University of Wisconsin – Stephens Point), West Virginia University, Temple University and West Virginia College of Law. Career paths during his lifetime included that of being a public school teacher, college professor, college administrator, and attorney-at-law. Always with the insatiable desire to learn, he seemed to invariably find himself near a college where he took classes. Among those he attended were Phoenix College; Arizona State University – Tempe; University of Wisconsin – Madison, and Georgetown University.
Like his father, Paul was a Baptist by faith although he was raised in a Catholic Orphanage after the death of his father and until his mother remarried and brought the family back together.
Funeral Services will be conducted at the Ellyson Mortuary Inc; 2 Vanhorn Dr; Glenville, WV; 26351 at 1:00 PM; Wednesday, May 17, 2017 with Pastor Tim Underwood officiating. Burial will follow in the Upper Steer Run Baptist Cemetery near Normantown, WV. Friends will be received from 12-1 PM; Wednesday at the mortuary.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to Hospice (aka WV Caring) in Burnsville, WV or to the First Baptist Church of Glenville Cancer Fund.
