Mrs. Paula D. Ridley , age 69, of Rocky Face, Georgia, departed this life Thursday, November 4, 2021 at the local hospital.  Paula was born August 4, 1952 in Dalton, Georgia.  Paula was a 1969 graduate of Dalton High School and earned her ex-ray technician degree and Mammography from Dalton State College.

She was preceded in death by her father, Dennis Green and her mother Helen Lofty Holmes, a brother Dennis Green, Jr. and a sister, Hilga Green.

She is survived by her husband of forty-five years, Jessie Ridley of the residence; children and their spouses, Jesse Ridley, Jr. and Kristy Peters, of Ringgold, GA, Angela Renee and Wayne Allen of Braselton, GA, Kurt and Tresia Ridley of Rocky Face, GA, Christie Delynn and Jason Taylor of Cleveland, TN, Crystal Adrienne Ridley and Tia Patrice Robinson of Ft. Myers, FL; brothers, Dwight Green of Cedar Bluff, AL, Daniel Earl Holmes of Sand Springs, OK, John Green of Reno, NV; grandchildren, Jesse Matthew Ridley, Dustin Ridley, Justin Keeler, Zackery Ridley, Haley Rogers, Preston Thomason and Megan Ridley; six great-grandchildren, several nieces, nephews, special family friends and cousins.

Services to celebrate the life of Mrs. Paula D. Ridley will be held Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. at Ponders Melrose Chapel with Reverend Tony Boswell officiating.  The family will receive friends at Ponders Melrose Chapel after 5:00 p.m. Tuesday until the service hour.

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.pondersfuneralhome.com .

Arrangements by Ponders Melrose Chapel, 138 Melrose Drive, Dalton, GA 30721, (706) 226-4002. www.selectedindependentfuneralhomes.org