Paula “Mia” Baker Ratliff, of Owensboro, passed away on Sunday, January 13, 2019 at
home. She was born June 21, 1946 to the late Claude and Clara Flynn Baker. Paula was a beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Always generous with her opinions on the issues of the day and how you were behaving at the moment. She hated to cook almost as much as she disliked housecleaning. At her core, she wanted a better life for everyone around her. She retired from Owensboro Treatment Center and was a member of Utica Baptist Church. She believed in the power of prayer and regularly prayed for her loved ones and for people in need that she never met.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by the love of her life, her husband of 37 years, Randall A. Ratliff, Sr.; her siblings, Ruby Baker Jones, Odell Baker, Elizabeth Baker Skinner, Forest “Sluggo” Baker, Audra Baker, Kay Baker, Jay Baker and Claude Lee Baker.
Survivors include her children; son, Randy Ratliff and his wife, Beth, of Brentwood, TN; daughter, Andrea Lee Ratliff of Owensboro; grandchildren, Marley (Chris) Broeder, Carsyn “Scout” Ratliff and Noah Ratliff; two great-grandchildren, Henry Broeder and Ellis Broeder; brothers and sisters-in-law and a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins that she cherished.
Services will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, January 17, 2019 in the chapel at James H. Davis Funeral Home & Crematory. Burial will follow in Utica Cemetery. Visitation is from 3 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday and after 9 a.m. on Thursday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, the family ask that donations be made to the Bridges Program, 9261 Jack Hinton Road, Philpot, KY 42366.