Colon W. Folk

Colon W. Folk, Jr. “Spot” died Wednesday, February 9, 2011, in Dothan, Alabama. He was 69 years old.

The celebration of life service, presided over by the Rev. Clark Cornelius, will be held at First Presbyterian Church Saturday, February 12, 2011, at 2:00pm with Robert Byrd directing. Family will be available for visitation beginning at 1:00pm at the Church.Mr. Folk was born on March 23, 1941, in Augusta, Georgia to Colon Watson Folk and Agnes Cashin Folk. After attending Boy’s Catholic High School, he graduated from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. Commissioned as an Artillery Officer in the US Army, he was assigned to the 11th Air Assault Division. Upon completion of military service, he began his work as a professional engineer and he worked for the Chevron Oil Co. in the engineering department in Atlanta, Georgia. He then moved to Dothan, Alabama in 1976, and opened five Wendy’s restaurants in the Wiregrass area. Retiring in 1980, he devoted the rest of his life to his wife, children, and grandchildren with a little golf and fishing along the way. Spot was a life member of the Association of Citadel Men; a member of the Dothan Country Club; a past member of the DeKalb County Georgia Jaycees, the Society of Professional Engineers, and the Dothan Rotary Club; and a founding member of Grace Church.He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Dorothy Hawley Folk; son, Joseph Watson Folk, and his wife Angel Killen Folk of Atlanta, Georgia; daughter, Karen Folk Lee, her husband Brian Matthew Lee, and two grandchildren, Watson Matthew Lee and Margaret Elizabeth Lee, all of Huntsville, Alabama; his brother, James Cashin Folk, and his wife, Tommie Folk, of Augusta, Georgia; and his three nephews Lance, and his wife Katherine, Thomas, and Watson Folk.Honorary pallbearers will be Larry Pike, O.D. Warren, Forrest Suber, Cecil Money, Dr. Patrick Jones, and Bill Grant. In lieu of flowers, Mr. Folk would prefer donations to Grace Church, 113 Gloster Court, Dothan, AL 36303 or a charity of your choice. Burial Date: January 1, 1970