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Wilma Fleming Paulk
November 19, 2022

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Wilma Fleming Paulk, 95, of Ocilla, Georgia, passed away Saturday, November 19, 2022, at the Magnolia Place in Ocilla, Georgia, following a brief illness.

Memorial services celebrating the life of Mrs. Wilma Paulk will be held 11 AM, Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at Ocilla United Methodist Church in Ocilla, with the Rev. Jay Roberson and the Rev. John Gibbs, Jr. officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service.

Mrs. Paulk was born May 25, 1927, in Elbert County, Georgia, to the late Mr. and Mrs. Willie Fleming. She was an authentic Southern beautician for 72 years in Irwin County. She retired at the age of 93. She was a longtime member of Ocilla United Methodist Church where she chaired the Communion Committee, served as a member of the Trustees and the PPR Committee, served as treasurer of the Wesleyan Service Guild and taught Sunday school to younger children.

Mrs. Paulk was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. & Mrs. Fleming; her husband, Orman Paulk; three brothers and three sisters.

She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Ronald & Martha Paulk of Waycross; grandchildren: Natalie Standefer (Brent) of Austin, TX and Chad Paulk (Shannon) of Manhattan, KS; great-grandchildren: James and Sarah Katherine Standefer and Eleanor and Brigham Paulk; sisters: Rebecca Drake of Comer and Irene Shupe of Athens; brother, Gerald Fleming of Plattsburgh, NY; as well as several nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Ocilla United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 61, Ocilla, GA 31774.

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Paulk Funeral Homes
201 West Fourth Street
Ocilla, GA 31774
229-468-7441