Mrs. Paula Miller Graham, 59, of Dale City, VA, died August 18, 2023. Public viewing will be from 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., Friday, August 25, 2023 at Perry Spencer Funeral Home, Madison, NC. Funeral service will be held at 12 noon Saturday, August 26, 2023 at Mary D. Perry Chapel of Perry Spencer Funeral Home, Madison, NC with family visitation from 11:30 a.m. - 12 :00 p.m. Burial will follow at Carver Memorial Gardens, Martinsville, VA.

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Paula Yvette Miller Graham, beloved Math Teacher at C. D. Hylton High School in Woodbridge, VA, departed this life August 18, 2023. Paula was born in Dover, DE, the youngest of four children. She attended George Washington Carver High School, Fieldale, VA. She received a bachelor’s degree from East Carolina University in Greenville, NC, a master’s degree from George Mason University, Fairfax, VA and was a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.

Paula was a devoted wife and loving mother. She and her husband were true soul mates for 22 years ---- Paula loved Lance. She was an exceptional Math teacher, and her students loved her dearly. Many of her students returned to her classroom to sincerely thank her for her tough love, as she inspired each of them to be their authentic selves and to reach their respective goals. Paula had the biggest heart and touched everyone with her huge smile. Her sense of humor and quick wit kept those who knew her in stitches. She loved to laugh and to make everyone around her happy. She and Lance enjoyed entertaining friends and family. Paula’s main goal in life was “The Education of Marcus Graham.” She was determined to get her son through college.

She was preceded in death by her father, the late Howard Irvin Miller and her mother, the late Shirley Tatum Miller.

Paula leaves to mourn her loss: her husband Lance Alan Graham, son Marcus Alan Graham, brothers Gregory Miller and Anthony Miller, sister; Marcia Miller Brookins (Michael), sisters-in-law Linda Graham and Shelley Graham, nieces Heather Graham and Chanel Graham, great niece Gabrielle Graham; Bonus nieces Lauren Brookins and Leslie Brookins Jones (Curtis); Bonus nephew Jarryd Brookins, loving cousins, extended family and friends.