Paula Earlene Rodriguez passed away Saturday, December 31, 2016 in Granite Shoals, Texas at the age of 64. She was born on August 21, 1952 to Richard Earl Hamilton and Dorothy Lorene Henry-Hamilton in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Throughout her younger life she lived in multiple locations. She always dreamed of moving to Texas and finding a cowboy. She made it to Texas and found a good Christian man instead. They married in 1991. Between the two of them they had five children. Paula loved working with our special friends within the community. She was on the board for Oak Haven Ministries and regularly participated in their round up for Jesus held once a month in Kingsland. She also loved to sing to the Lord. She sang at her home, church, Cross and Spurs Cowboy Church, and at the country chapel in Tow and Burnet Co. Cowboy Church in Bertram. She loved the Lord and her family.

Paula was preceded in death by her grandmother, Anna Hamilton, her father, Richard Hamilton, her sister, Charlotte Hamilton, niece, Teresa Hamilton, brother, William Hamilton, and daughter, Heather Rodriguez.

Paula is survived by mother, Dorothy Hamilton, husband, Ness Rodriguez, daughters, Jennifer Baggett and husband Larry, Wendi Rodriguez, Nikki Wilde and husband Mike, son Jody Rodriguez, 11 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren, numerous brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, close family and friends.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Oak Haven Ministries 1218 Cr. 132 B Kingsland, Texas 78639.

Visitation will be held Thursday, January 5, 2017 at Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Chapel in Kingsland from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.

Funeral service will be held Friday, January 6, 2017 at 10:00 AM at Cross and Spurs Cowboy Church, 100 Lillian Dean Dr. Buchanan Dam with interment to follow at Lakeland Hills Memorial Park in Burnet Co. Officiating the service will be Pastor Ken Barington, Pastor Johnny Sawyer, Pastor Glen Hickman, and Reverend Joannie Jackson.

Serving as pallbearers will be Larry Baggett, Jody Rodriguez, Gregg North, Francis Carrier, Benny Gibbs, and Albert Ford. Honorary pallbearers will be Donald McCon, Charles Wells, Richard Henry and Richard Hamilton.