Paulette was born May 10, 1948, in Winnsboro, South Carolina, to the late Paul Everett and Natalie Shaw Brigman, and was the oldest of five children.
She attended Winthrop College in Rock Hill, SC, graduating in 1969 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education. She spent her career in special education, retiring as a Career Specialist for Special Needs students for Greenville County Schools, where she was awarded Teacher of the Year, among other distinctions. After her retirement, she volunteered with Lifelong Learning helping adults earn their GED and with Senior Action. Paulette was a member of Buncombe Street Methodist Church.
Paulette’s pride and joy were her grandchildren. They were truly the apples of her eye. She loved spending time and visiting with her family, sunrises at Garden City Beach on her annual beach trip with family, Gamecock Athletics, Friday Night football, and supporting all of her grandchildren, nieces and nephews, cousins and in-laws, with her presence at countless sporting events, recitals, and other activities.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by an infant son, Paul Joseph Flood. Paulette is survived by her husband: James (Jim) Hamilton Flood; her children and their spouses, James (Jim) Hamilton Flood, Jr. and wife Ashley; Natalie Flood Jones and husband Evan, of Greenville, SC; grandchildren, Davis Benjamin Jones (15), Fisher Hamilton Jones (15), Lily Alice Flood (14), and Hampton Everett Jones (10); sisters and brother and their spouses, Lou Anne Brigman Atkerson and husband Kenny, of Winnsboro, SC; Jane Brigman Talbert and husband Mark, of Greenville, SC; Carol Brigman Crocker and husband Mickey, of Greenville, SC, and Paul Everett Brigman and wife Catie, of Winnsboro, SC.
The family will be receiving friends at a drop-in on Saturday, October 28, 2023 from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm at the Foxcroft Clubhouse, 2 Foxcroft Road, Greenville, SC 29615.
A memorial service will be held in the Chapel at Buncombe Street Methodist Church, Greenville, on Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 3:00 pm.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the American Cancer Society.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.mackeycenturydrive.com for the Flood family.
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