Paula, age 68 passed away peacefully at her home on October 9, 2011. Paula, daughter of Cecil and lela Franklin. She was the only girl of six children, born in Muskogee, Oklahoma. As a young girl she moved to California where she started and raised her family. She was a devoted, hard working, beloved wife and mother of four, grandmother of seven, and great-grandmother of two. Paula worked for the post office and Jays Trophy Shop for twenty-five years. Her enjoyments in life were her family, camping, fishing, working in the yard, and her trips “up the mountain”. Donation may be made to Community Hospice, Inc., 4368 Spyres Way, Modesto, CA 95356 (209) 578-6300.