Obituary of Lavanna Selby Paulus- Lavanna Paulus, 85, of Rensselaer, died Thursday, Aug. 28(1997) at 12:43 a.m. at Jasper County Hospital. She was born Nov. 4, 1911 in Sparta, TN to Robert Newton and Eunice Jane (Williams) Selby, both deceased. A resident of Rensselaer since 1913, she attended Rensselaer High School, class of 1931. On Aug. 26, 1931, she married (Bernard) Keith Paulus in Valparaiso who preceded her in death on Feb. 12, 1995. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Order of Eastern Star Evening Chapter #41 of Rensselaer for 25 years and a member of Trinity United Methodist Church of Rennselaer. She is survived by two sons, Donald H. (Jane) Paulus of North East MD, Ronald B. Paulus of Huntsville Ala; one daughter Eunice E. (Carl) Booker of Griffith, IN; two sisters, Millie Parks of Rensselaer, Janna Yeoman of Rensselaer; eight grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. Three sisters and five brothers preceded her in death. Visitation will be Friday, Aug 29 from 2-9 pm at Jackson Funeral Chapel in Rensselaer. Funeral services will be held Sat. Aug 30 at 2pm at the chapel with Pastor Dan Earhart officiating. Burial will follow in the Weston Cemetery in Rensselaer.