Mrs. Carol Wright Mulkey, age 74 of Ellijay, went home to be with the Lord on April 10, 2025, after a prolonged illness.

Carol was born on October 6, 1950, in Ellijay, Georgia to the late Fletcher Aaron Wright  and the late Delmer Reece Wright.  She is preceded in death by her loving husband of 48 years, Charles Earl Mulkey; brothers Eugene Delmer Wright,  Paul Wright, Richard Harold Wright; Infant brother Cecil Wright;Brother-in-laws Dave Dagraedt and Osborn Miller; sister-in-laws Barbara Wright, Christine Wright, Mary Wright and Shelba Mulkey; Father and mother-in-law Buford and Alma Mulkey (Lutrell); step-father-in-law JT Luttrell; Niece Lisa Mulkey Batten.

She is survived by her daughter, Cynthia Mulkey  (Jack) Savage and a son Matthew Charles Mulkey (Betty Garland), both of Ellijay, GA; grand children , Melanie (Timothy) Ballew, Emily (Justin) Bridges, Samuel Nicholson, Savanna-lynn (Austin) Savage-Vick, Jeremy-Micheal (Sarah) Forgue, Bricen (Hannah) Mulkey, Derrick Mulkey and Kimberly Garrett; great-grandchildren, Mila, Jack, and Abigail Ballew,  and Aurelius, Angelus, and Thea Savage-Vick; sister, Vercel Miller (daughter of Vercel: Diane); Sister-in-law Wanda (George) Cornell; brother-in-law Bobby Ruel Mulkey and many nieces and nephews that she adored.

A Celebration of Life for Mrs. Mulkey will be held Saturday, April 19th at 3:00 pm from the Chapel of Bernhardt Funeral Home with Rev. Jamie Kerr officiating.

The family would like to express a special thanks to Willow Brooks Hospice, Louise Lee, Vickie and Jerry Stephens, and her best friend Janie Kincaid.

Bernhardt Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.