Paula Rives

Paula Nell Roberts Rives, 75, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Thursday, January 18, 2018, at her home. Born July 12, 1942, in Oxford, AL, she was the daughter of the late Paul S. and Nellie Holly Roberts. A graduate of Tuscaloosa High School, Mrs. Rives attended the University Of Alabama and was part-owner of Twichell House Antiques in Spartanburg, SC. She was a member of First Baptist Church Spartanburg, former president and member of the Spartanburg Jayceettes, and a volunteer with Charles Lea Center. She was also a member of the Woman's Garden Club, a substitute teacher at Whitlock Junior High School, and was involved with the Miss Spartanburg Pageant. Survivors include her husband of 56 years, Joseph L. Rives; son, Joseph Lee Rives Jr. of Boiling Springs, SC; granddaughter, Jessica Lee Rives of Boiling Springs, SC; sister, Lillian R. Smith of Birmingham, AL; nieces, Becky, Martha, and Susie Powers, all of Dale City, VA, Gayle Wirhun of Atlanta, GA, Amy S. Ingle of Birmingham, AL, Lesa S. Johnson of Nashville, TN, and Linda Powers Farley of Fredericksburg, VA; and nephews, Paul Roberts Jr. of Tuscaloosa, AL, Billy Smith of Huntsville, AL, and Billy Powers of Woodbridge, VA. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by two sons, Mark Roberts Rives and William Christopher Rives; and siblings, Dickie Roberts, Lucy Powers, and Louise Roberts. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM Tuesday, January 23, 2018, at Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel, 2075 E. Main St., Spartanburg, SC 29307, by The Rev. Matthew Bishop and The Rev. Sal Barone. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, 1300 Fernwood-Glendale Rd., Spartanburg, SC 29307. The family will receive friends at the home. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Spartanburg Missions Fund, 250 East Main Street, Spartanburg, SC 29306; New Prospect Baptist Church Mission Fund, 9321 Hwy 9, Inman, SC 29349; American Cancer Society, 154 Milestone Way, Greenville, SC 29615 or online at www.cancer.org/donate; Spartanburg Regional Home Hospice, PO Box 430, Drayton, SC 29333; or Spartanburg Humane Society, 150 Dexter Road, Spartanburg, SC 29303. Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Paula Roberts Rives please visit our Sympathy Store.