Jerry Ralph Paulk, 65, of Savannah, died Friday, Dec. 25, in Savannah.

He was born in Hardin County, the son of the late Clyde W. and Zella M. Austin Paulk.

Mr. Paulk was a United States Navy Veteran. He was a retired electrician for Smurfett Stone Paper Company.

A graveside service was held on Monday, Dec. 28, at the Memory Gardens in Savannah.

He is survived by two sisters, Wanda Morris of Henderson, Tenn. and Nancy G. Paulk Doran of Savannah; two brothers, Dwight W. Paulk of Savannah and Joda Max Paulk of Florence, Ala.