Paula Jane Bailey Ellis, 82, of Davin, WV, went home to be with the Lord on October 15, 2026 at her home. She was born on March 25, 1944 in Davin, WV a daughter of the late Wetzel Thomas and Annabell Derosette Bailey. Paula was a member of the Gilman Bottom House of Prayer. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by loving husband of 43 years, Thurman Ray Ellis; her sisters Margarette Bailey, Shirley Bailey Lusk, Charlotte Bailey Plumley, Lou Bailey Gordon, Almeda Jean “Jeanie” Bailey Christian. Survivors include, a daughter Lisa Marie Ellis Massey and husband Rusty; a son Michael Ellis; a brother Wetzel Bailey and wife Sandy; her grandchildren Marissa Copenhaver and husband Dakota, Kayla Payne and husband Zack, Taylor Poticher and husband Dawson, Trevor Massey, Collin Massey, and Morgan Jayne Massey; great grandchildren Christian Payne, Brooks Payne, Eli Payne and baby Myles Copenhaver due in February; and a host of other loving family and friends. Funeral service will be held at 12:30 pm on Monday, October 19th at the Davin Baptist Church, Davin, WV with Pastor Allen Brown officiating. She will be laid to rest in Highland Memory Gardens, Logan, WV. Friends may gather with the family from 11:30 until time of service on Monday at the Church. Pallbearers will be Dakota Copenhaver, Zack Payne, Dawson Poticher, Trevor Massey, Collin Massey and Owen Summers. The family would like to extend a special thanks to the Davin Baptist Church. The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV.