Mr. James Floyd Kay

May 15, 1925 - July 28, 2018

Mr. James Floyd Kay, 93, of Royston, GA, passed away on Saturday, July 28, 2018. Mr. Kay was born in Hartwell, GA on May 15, 1925, son of the late Floyd L. Kay, Sr. and the late Naomi Welborn Kay. He was a cloth spreader having worked at Oxford Industries and later retiring from Superior Pants in Athens, GA and was a farmer. He was a member of the Holly Springs Baptist Church where he served as a deacon and Sunday School Superintendent. He was also a member of the Harrison McCrary VFW Post and a former Little League baseball coach in Hart County for a number of years. Mr. Kay was a U.S. Army veteran having served in the Normandy Campaign, Northern France Campaign and Central Europe Campaign. He received the American Theatre Ribbon, European African Middle Eastern Theatre Ribbon with three Bronze Service Stars, a Victory Medal, Good Conduct Medal and a Purple Heart Medal having been wounded at the Battle of St. Lo, France. Survivors include his sons, Jimmy (Ann) Kay of Corinth, MS and Terry (Gail) Kay of Watkinsville, GA; daughter, Sandra Kay Adams of Royston, GA; grandchildren, Deana Kay, Keri Adams, Rusty Adams, Daniel Kay, Kathryn Kay and Terry Shubert; sisters, Nellie Hembree of Hartwell, GA, Shirley (Billy) Martin of Hartwell, GA and Jean Campbell of Royston, GA. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Imogene Elizabeth Coile Kay; brothers, Rev. Luther Kay, Edgar Kay and Floyd (Junior) Kay; and sisters, Frances Fleming, Leila Vaughn and Nancy Paxton. Funeral services for Mr. Kay will be held at Holly Springs Baptist Church on Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at 2:00 P.M. with Rev. Bobby Jones, Rev. Chris Pritchett and Rev. Kevin Vaughn officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at Pruitt Funeral Home from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. on Monday evening. The family is at the home. Pruitt Funeral Home in Royston, GA is in charge of arrangements.