Obituaries

With humble respect, Sewell Mortuary in Grantville announces the transition of Isaac H. Aycock on April 20th, 2021.

Visitation will be held at Sewell Mortuary on Sunday 4/25/21 from 1:00 pm until 3:00 pm.

The funeral service will be Monday 4/26/21 at 11:00 am at Cornerstone Baptist Church 640 Ebenezer Church Rd Fayetteville GA

The service will be live-streamed on https://youtube.com/channel/UCxE2SHlQJNpQ4ic3fdLondA (see clickable link below)

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Fort Valley State University Foundation in honor of Isaac Aycock. Payments can be mailed to 1005 State University, Fort Valley, GA 31030 or sent to fvsu.edu/donatetofvsu

Isaac Horton Aycock (Ike) passed away April 20, 2021 at Insignia Assisted Living of Newnan, Georgia after several medical challenges he encountered late in life.

Family, athletics, education and an inquisitive nature were the pillars upon which he constructed his life. He embodied a life lived to the fullest and brought joy to all he interacted with.

Named after his paternal grandfather, Ike was born in Coweta County, Georgia on May 25, 1937, number eight of ten children born to the late Elisha and Mary Etta (Brown) Aycock. He was preceded in death by four sisters: Annie Lee Truitt, Mary Ruth Carter, Mattie Clyde Pruitt, Rosa Grier, and four brothers: Elijah Aycock, Willie Ervin Aycock, James W. Aycock, and Melvin Horace Aycock. Known as the family historian, Ike traveled the country researching genealogy and the Brown-Aycock lineage.

Having grown up on a farm, from an early age he developed a strong work ethic and lifelong love of gardening.

Recognized by Coach Henry Seldon during his junior year in high school, football became his avenue to educational opportunities. Ike accepted and attended Fort Valley State University where he earned his undergraduate degree in Mathematics and minor in Physical Education, on a football scholarship. Named All Conference SIAC (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) for three years, he attracted professional football opportunities, however, his post graduate education took precedence. It is also while attending Fort Valley State University, Ike pledged Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and remained an active brother the rest of his life.

After graduation, Ike married Willie Mae (Brown) Aycock in 1961; their union lasted thirty years and produced his only child, Kent. After serving briefly in the United States Army as a military policeman during the Cuban Missile Crisis, Ike attended the University of Wyoming on scholarship and earned a Master of Science in Mathematics and Physics in 1969. Following graduation, he accepted a teaching position in the Baltimore County (Maryland) Public School System and continued to work there until his retirement in 1994. In August 1998, he married Virginia (Barrett) Aycock in Laurel, Maryland.

Although officially retired from the school district, Ike continuously returned to educate the next generation teaching at the Central Education Center, tutoring individual students, and volunteering with Rising K-Camp in Newnan, Georgia.

Never one to sit still, Ike loved to fish, and stayed active in bowling leagues, coaching football and track, officiating in youth sports leagues and enjoyed taking line dancing classes. Wherever he went, he took his effervescent personality and love of music and people with him.

Those left to cherish his memories are his wife, Virginia Aycock, his son: Kent (Christine), one granddaughter: Bayli, three grandsons: Ayron (Kadeisha), Jordan and Jonathan. One great grand son: Adin, one great grand daughter: Sadie Rose, one sister: Katrina Aycock, and a host of loving nieces, nephews, cousins, and special friends.