Paula I. Stracener, 35, of West Ridge died Monday, June 13, 2005, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center at Jonesboro.

Born at St. Louis, she lived most of her life in the Keiser, Joiner and Osceola areas before moving to West Ridge. A homemaker, she was a member of the Pentecostal Church.

She is survived by her husband, Millard F. "Muff" Stracener of the home; two sons, Franklin Dale Stracener of Okinawa, Japan, and Justin Lee Stracener of the home; a daughter, Amanda Lynn Stracener of the home; her mother, Linda Kennedy Faries of Bondsville; her father, Ray White of Osceola; and a brother, Timothy Dale Faries of Keiser.