
James Nelson Eavenson,84, of Carnesville, passed away Friday afternoon, March 18, 2022, at his home.
Born February 18, 1938, in Carnesville, he was the son of the late Ben and Ossie Bell Barnes Eavenson. He was the brother of the late Rachael Eavenson, Cliff Eavenson, Reba Segars, and Gene Eavenson. Nelson was a hardworking poultry and cattle farmer, and had served as a director for the Franklin County Farm Bureau. Nelson had a lifelong passion for hunting and fishing. He was a dedicated and deeply principled Christian, and was a member of the Word of Life Christian Center, in Carnesville.
Survivors include his wife Dorothy Ann Keller Eavenson; sons and daughters-in-law, Truitt and Lisa Eavenson, Savannah, GA, Travis and Kim Eavenson, Seneca, SC, and Tracy and Lisa Eavenson, Carnesville; 10 grandchildren, Ben, Alden, Bekah, Moriah & Bryan, Tanner, Sawyer, Brooke, Memori & Levi, McKenna, and Merrit; great-grandchild, Polson; sisters, Pauline Segars and Ann Tompkins, both of Carnesville, and Faye Phillips, of Rydell, GA; brothers, Bennie Eavenson, Dwight Eavenson, and Charles Eavenson, all of Carnesville, and Haskell Eavenson, of Dewey, Arkansas.
Services will be Monday at 2pm at Word of Life Christian Center with Rev. Johnny Willis and Rev. Terry Fowler. Interment will be at Franklin Memorial Gardens.
The body is at the Ginn Funeral Home. The family is at the home. They will receive friends at the funeral home from 3 until 5pm Sunday afternoon. Flowers are welcome but those wishing to make memorials in his memory, please do so to Word Of Life Christian Center, P O Box 556, Carnesville, Georgia 30521. Condolences may be left at ginnfuneralhome.com.
May God hold Nelson’s hand to the Heaven.
We are so sad to hear of his passing. Our prayers and sympathy are with each of you. I know he will be missed.
A good man a good father. Heaven gained a soldier and will be better for it. May god bless the family during this time of grieving for a loved one.
Our thoughts and prayers are with your sweet family. So many memories to treasure that will be a part of your lives forever. May our LORD AND SAVIOR comfort you all.
Our sincere condolences to you Travis and all the family at this sad time. Keep all your wonderful memories close to your heart.
Sending all of you our love and prayers.
We are so sorry for the loss of your family member. We are praying for Gods comfort thru this difficult time
Peggy and Herman Wood
Carnesville Church of God
Sorry for your loss, but we know he has joined my daddy Fred Keller who went to be with the Lord short time ago.
Our sincere condolences on your loss .Nelson was a good friend and neighbor and will be missed greatly.
Zoe and I are deeply saddened to hear of Mr. Eavenson’s passing. We could say so many things, but all the words in the world would fall short of expressing how sad our hearts are for such a loss.
The one thing we do know is, we all wish we had a father like Mr. Eavenson. The man was a blessing to everyone in every way a man could be.
All our love and prayers,
David and Zoe Gattie
Our prayers are with your family! So sorry about Nelson’s passing. He was a great friend!
Love and Prayers.
Rusty & Deb Terrell
I’m so sorry to hear of the passing of Nelson. He was a good friend. I sure enjoyed visiting with him over the years. He was a great person and a man of his word. The family are in our thoughts and prayers
We are so sorry to hear this, he was our son, David’s ball coach, a great coach, good man and awesome family, May he Rest In Peace!! Jodie and Bill and family…
Yvonne and I are sad to hear of Nelson’s passing, may God’s comfort be you and your family during this sad time. We will keep all of you in our prayers!!
Tracy, Lisa an family so sorry for your alls loss you all are in are prayers.
Eavenson Family, Our thoughts and prayers are with you. The Grady Thomas Family
I always had such respect for this man of God. Heaven truly gained a great soldier. My prayers are with all the family and may the Lord guide you through this time. God Bless.
Nelson was a strong man of Godly principles and I am privileged to have known him. I know his life-long love, Dorothy Ann, will miss him more than words can express. Prayers for her and entire family.
So sorry to hear of Nelson’s passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and you family. Dot, you and Nelson are highly regarded by our whole family. We are unable to attend the services at this time, but we will be in touch with you in the near future. Bless you.
So sorry to learn of Mr. Nelson’s passing. Praying for you all during this time!
Dear Truitt: all of us at Georgia Humanities send our love and prayers during this difficult time. With gratitude for your father’s life of love and service to others.
Laura McCarty
Georgia Humanities Board snd Staff
To entire Eavenson family: We are so sad to hear of Nelson’s passing. We know how hard the days ahead will be. Please know that you all are in our prayers for comfort that only God can provide. Much love, Connie(Fowler) & Greg Garrison
I am so sorry to hear of Nelson’s passing. I will be praying for this family. There is a special place in my heart for this family. God will provide comfort and all friends will provide prayers
I was so sorry to hear this, all of you are in my thoughts and prayers
Dorthy Ann and family,
Thinking about all of you during this difficult time.
May you find comfort in all your wonderful memories.
One of the best Christian men I’ve ever known