George ‘David’ Elliott

George “David” Elliott, 64, died Thursday, March 21, 2019.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 13, at 4 p.m. EDT at Fayetteville First United Methodist Church, Fayetteville, Ga.

David graduated from Georgia State University and completed master’s coursework at Emory University in English. He loved reading and music. He played piano and organ and sang in church since childhood. He was the organist at Smyrna Presbyterian Church and choir director at East Point Presbyterian Church and Vinings United Methodist Church. He sang at Covenant Presbyterian Church and McEachern Memorial United Methodist Church. He loved learning and teaching. After many years in public relations, he became a certified trainer and taught foster parent and DFCS staff, a job he loved until his health no longer allowed.

He is survived by his wife, Yvette Gordon Elliott; daughters, Michelle and Katie; father, Harold Elliott (Annette) of Five Points, Ala.; brothers Jesse of Wadley, Ala., and Freeman of Newnan, Ga.; father-in-law, Benny Gordon of Atlanta; nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Marcelle “Marcy” Elliott; mother, Louise Shatley Yates; and mother-in-law, Marcelle Bein Gordon.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to: CVAC (Crime Victims Advocacy Council) or Vinings UMC or Fayetteville First UMC.

Carmichael-Hemperley Funeral Home & Crematory, Peachtree City, Ga.