Karen Diane Pilgrim, age 51 of Cumming, GA passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2016 at Emory Johns Creek Hospital. She was a loving wife, mother, daughter, grandmother and friend. Karen loved spending time with her family and adored her grandchildren. She was of the Baptist faith and loved to cross stitch. She was preceded in death by her father, Thomas Sikes.
Karen is survived by her loving husband of 18 years, Paul Pilgrim of Cumming, GA; mother, Sharon Rowe of Callahan, FL; children, Ashlea and Andrew Pilgrim of Cumming, GA; grandchildren, Thomas Mallicoat, Trevor Smith and Brantley Kuykendall all of Cumming, GA; brother, Thomas Sikes of Dayton, TN; aunt, Donna Davis of Helen; cousins, Paula Carter of Callahan, FL, Glenda Hewett of Fernandina Beach, FL; family member, Pastor Carroll Allen; lifelong friend, Benny Younge and Martha Coleman of Columbia, SC; and a number of other relatives also survive.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 7th at 2:00 pm at Ingram Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Carroll Allen officiating. Interment will follow in Macedonia Memorial Park in Canton, GA. The family will receive friends at Ingram Funeral Home on Saturday from 10:00 am until the hour of the service.
Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory, Cumming, Georgia is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be made at www.ingramfuneralhome.com.