Mary Alice Paul was born of the union of Odessa Madison and Edward Cockrell on December 6, 1933. She was baptized at First Antioch Baptist Church at the age of 11. She made this decision on her own spiritual steam. She attended Woodward High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. She attended Moler Beauty Academy. She was certified in treating chemical dependency, and also worked at Chaney Allen Women’s Crossroads Center as a counselor.
She married the late Ray Paul and her children were Carole Patton, Phillip Grant, Crystal Driver, Rachelle Brown, Darla Dixon and the late Dora Paul and Ray Paul, Jr. She had a host of grand-children and great-grandchildren.
She will be missed and loved by all.