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Born in Greenville, SC on Jun. 29, 1988 and Departed on Nov. 17, 2008
Savannah- Robert Isaac Elkins, 20, died on Sunday morning, November 16, 2008 in Savannah, GA.
A talented guitarist, Isaac was born in Greenville, SC and lived for a time in Boulder, CO, Elkhart, KS and Morristown, TN before moving with his parents to Savannah. After attending Baylor School for two years, Isaac graduated from Johnson High School in 2006. He was attending Savannah College of Art & Design at the time of his death.
Survivors include his parents, Dennis and Robyn Elkins, his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Bob Self of Newport, TN, and Mr. and Mrs. Kent Elkins of Zanesville, OH. Other family members include aunts, Renee' Fisher and Carla Elkins of Kansas and Patti Self of North Carolina and a host of cousins. He will be missed by scores of friends and loved ones from around the country.
A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. at Fox and Weeks Funeral Directors, Islands Chapel. A private interment will be on Friday November 21 at Mulberry Gap Cemetery, Del Rio, TN. Friends are invited to the home of Bob and Betty Self of Del Rio beginning at 3:30 following the burial.
The family encourages memorial gifts be made to either VH1 Save the Music Foundation (vh1savethemusic.com) or to the Colorado Shakespeare Festival (coloradoshakes.org).
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