Paula Elaine Elliott

Paula Elaine Elliott

Paula Elliott Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Criswell Funeral Home - Ada on Nov. 5, 2025.

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A private family memorial service will be held for Paula Elaine Elliott, 74, of Seminole at a later date.

Mrs. Elliott passed away Sunday, November 2, 2025, in Seminole. She was born April 21, 1951, in Ada, to James Emit and Ethel G. Bryan Sanders. She was a hairstylist until her retirement.

Survivors include her son, Michael Baxter; four brothers, Stanley Sanders, Michael Sanders and wife Judy, Rocky Sanders, and Gary Sanders and wife Debbie; sister, Wanda Rich; and a multitude of nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Tom Elliott; brothers, James Sanders, Charles Sanders, Glen Sanders, Ray Sanders, and Dewayne Sanders; and sister, Jan Sanders, Robin Sanders, Billie Sanders, Arla Pontanini, Oleta Cushman, and Betty Landis.

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