Miss Katherine (Katie) Paulk of Decatur passed away Nov. 13, 2011. She was born July 19, 1977 in Montgomery, Ala. and was a 1995 graduate of Cherokee County High School.
Katie attended Young Harris College and graduated from Georgia State University in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. She was a graduate from the Paralegal program at Emory University and employed by the law firm of Dorough and Dorough in Decatur, Ga. She served as a mentor with the Big Brother/Big Sister program, volunteered with local soup kitchens, and attended Episcopal Church of the Epiphany in Atlanta.
She is survived by her father, David Albert Paulk and his wife, Susan of Fayetteville; sisters, Rebecca and Anna; mother, Susan Hendricks of Barnesville; sister, Elizabeth.
A funeral service will be held Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, at 10 a.m. at Hopewell United Methodist Church in Fayetteville with Rev. Billy Beard and Rev. Cynthia Hizer officiating.
Katie will be interred next to her grandparents, Verlie and Anne Paulk, at Oak City Cemetery in Bainbridge, Ga. Those wishing may send an online condolence at www.parrottfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta, 100 Edgewood Ave., Suite 710, Atlanta, Ga. 30303.
The family received friends Tuesday evening from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at Parrott Funeral Home and Crematory, 770-964-4800.
