Clemencio Jacobo Paniagua, age 50, of Mena, died Saturday, March 12, 2022, at his home. He was born on Saturday, April 10, 1971, to Moises and Juana Paniagua in Salamanca, Guanajuato, Mexico.
Clemencio was raised in Santa Ana Maya, Mexico. He worked at Nidec for twenty-six years and was known as Pancho and Vanyal. Clemencio was a people person. He loved anybody and everybody. He adored his family, friends, his Busch light, his dog, Jingles, and his Mexican music. He always made an impression on everyone he met. A good heart and soul, always willing to help any stranger any way possible. Pancho, as everyone knew him, did everything he could and more for his girls and grandkids. He loved spending his days with his manchito, Layton, keeping him busy and entertained including him in everything he did. Papa was a good, loving, hard-working husband, dad, uncle, grandpa, and friend. He will be greatly missed and loved, always and forever.
Clemencio is preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Antonio Paniagua and Augustine Paniagua; and one sister, Salute Paniagua.
Clemencio is survived by his loving wife, Joanna Paniagua of Mena; three daughters, Shantella Paniagua, Arriella Paniagua, and Zinianna Paniagua; step children, Amy and Omar Aguilar, and Lorenzo and Hope Valdovinos; seven grandchildren, Austin Valdovinos, Landon Valdovinos, Katie Valdovinos, Yanelli Aguilar, Haidyn and Carmen Valdovinos, and Layton Paniagua; siblings, Maria, Reina, Alicia, Raul, and Louis Paniagua; In-laws, Mary and Doug Jones, Loretta and Shane Henry, Diane Cordeiro, Deedee Hobbs, Crystal Schwolow, and James and Michelle Kelsay; several nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.
A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at 2:00 PM at the Bowser Family Funeral Home Chapel in Mena. Interment will follow at the Gann Cemetery in Mena under the direction of Bowser Family Funeral Home. Visitation will be general.
Pallbearers will be Shantella Paniagua, Arriella Paniagua, Lorenzo Valdovinos, Katie Valdovinos, Austin Valdovinos, and Landon Vadovinos.
Online Guestbook: www.bowserffh.com
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