Paula was born in Tifton, GA, to William Henry Brown and Evelyn Sikes Brown on November 17, 1937. She went to school at Tifton High School. She married Stanford Graham Mitchell on January 13, 1963 in Tifton, GA.
Paula is survived by Paulette Wong, Tammy Lewis, Kim Paoletti, Steven Wong, Andrew Wong, Joseph Wong, Joshua Lewis, Jason Wong.