Paula Lynn Allen Pope was born December 3, 1963 and entered the gates of Heaven on May 7, 2021 after a long battle with heart disease and diabetes. She was born in Daviess County to the late Barbara Poston Allen.
Paula will be remembered as a loving and very kind-hearted person who loved gardening and her family very much especially her son, Doug, daughter, Janiah, and her husband of 28 years, Donnie Pope. She was a 1982 OHS graduate and worked as a CNA at Rosedale Nursing Home. Paula loved music and was an avid fan of Kid Rock. She was preceded in death by a brother, Joseph Poston; and a nephew, Charles Poiles.
She leaves behind to miss her, husband, Donald Pope; son, Douglas Allen (Becca); daughter, Janiah Pope; granddaughter, Bailey Allen-Smith; sisters, Freda Poiles, Janie Allen (Kelly), Michelle Allen (Brian); nephews, Jeremy Poiles, Cameron Allen and Zach Allen; several cousins; and many friends.
Services will be at 6:00pm on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at James H. Davis Funeral Home & Crematory. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 2:00pm until 7:00pm at the funeral home.
The number of those attending the service or visitation shall be within the current health and safety directives. Family and friends shall wear personal protective masks.