Martha Sue (Hamilton) Paul

Alabama, passed away on June 21, 2022. Graveside services will be at the Marble City

Cemetery in Sylacauga.

Sue was predeceased by her husband Waters C. Paul, a clinical psychologist at Bryce

Hospital, her parents Ethel Berry and Robert Hamilton, a beloved aunt “Miss Jessie” Berry, her

brother Randolph Hamilton, nephew Randy Hamilton, and many other relatives, all of Sylacauga.

She is survived by two devoted daughters, Suzanne Paul and her husband C. Michael

Smith of Fairhope, and Ellen Paul Stringfellow, husband Parker and grand-daughters Sara Anne

and Meredith Coleman Stringfellow, of Mountain Brook, special cousins Averiett Wesson and

husband Travis and their family, and Johnnie Tankersley, husband Randy and their family, all of

Sylacauga.

Sue was a graduate of Sylacauga High School and Birmingham Southern College, where

she was a member of Kappa Delta sorority. She was a member of Forest Lake United Methodist

Church, and was active in community services in Tuscaloosa. Sue was a member of the Junior

League of Tuscaloosa, Belle Arts Study Club, Quest Club, and the Book Club.

An avid reader, Sue considered herself primarily a homemaker, but held several

interesting positions over her lifetime. She was employed by the Birmingham Public Library, the

University of Alabama Library, and retired from the Tuscaloosa Public Library. In the 1970's, the

Department of Mental Health transferred her husband to Eufaula, where the family lived for

several years, making many lifetime friends. In Eufaula, Sue was a member of the First United

Methodist Church, the Pierian Club, and was a feature writer and columnist for the award-

winning newspaper The Eufaula Tribune.

Sue loved living her life in Tuscaloosa, while never forgetting her ancestral heritage in

Sylacauga. For her, each new day was considered a wonderful gift and each of her friends a

special blessing