Mrs. Paula Swindell Null, 65, of Greenville, NC, formerly of New Bern, passed away Sunday, October 9, 2016. She was a graduate of New Bern High School and University of Mount Olive. Sadly, she was preceded in death by her parents, Marie Clark Swindell and Howard Taft Swindell, and her brother, Norman Swindell. Paula worked in sales all her life, was quick with a smile and loved people, dogs and working in her yard. She will be missed by all who knew her.

Paula is survived by her son Peter Farrell, and wife Jane Taylor, and their children Loan and Anna of Singapore, her dear aunts, Sylvia Clark Mills, Mary Frances Clark Wollard, Wanda May Clark Foreman, Winnie Faye Clark Holton, and her Uncle Frank Clark Jr. She also leaves behind many cousins and her special friends, John and Deborah Peterson, Bobby and Donna Bourquin, Walt and Sue Daggett, and Pam Sutton.

A celebration of Paula’s life will be 2:00 PM, Sunday, October 16, 2016 at Pollock-Best Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Kenneth Dixon officiating. Family and friends will gather after the services at the funeral home for some food and fellowship. Those wishing to offer words of hope and condolences may visit www.pollockbest.com. Memorials, in lieu of flowers, may be made to Colonial Capital Humane Society, PO Box 326, New Bern, NC 28563, or www.colonialcapital.org and American Lung Association 401 Hawthorne Ln., Suite 110 #298 Charlotte, NC 28204, or www.lung.org.

Pollock-Best Funerals & Cremations is assisting the family.