Mr. James Nelson McCarty

December 23, 1952 - November 10, 2017

Mr. James Nelson McCarty, 64, of Royston, GA passed away on Friday, November 10, 2017, at the Brown Health and Rehabilitation Center in Royston. Mr. McCarty was born in Commerce, GA on December 23, 1952, son of the late James Edwin McCarty and the late Helen Branyon McCarty. He was a large animal care taker having worked with the UGA Large Animal Vet Hospital and was a member of Riverside Baptist Church in Royston. Survivors include his wife, Daphne Atkinson McCarty; loving dog, Mollie; and brother, Billy Darrell McCarty. Funeral services for Mr. McCarty will be held in the Pruitt Funeral Home Chapel at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 14, 2017, with Rev. Kenny Davison, Rev. Paul Jamison and Rev. Reggie Vaughn officiating. Interment will follow in the Cary Memorial Gardens in Royston. 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 of Ms. Karen Coile, 1511 Harrison Bridge Road Royston, GA. Flowers are optional; memorials may be made to the Riverside Baptist Church Brotherhood Distress Fund in care of Edward Dowell, 234 Marion Street Royston, GA. Pruitt Funeral Home in Royston, GA is in charge of arrangements.