William "Carlton" Haynes

Born on March 26, 1939, to Joseph and Thelma Haynes in Atlanta, Georgia. He came from a large family of 10 children. He graduated from Murphy High School before meeting the love of his life, Saralyn, and then was drafted and stationed in New Jersey, where Saralyn followed, and they were married and started a large family of six children. After his honorable discharge from the army, they moved to Stone Mountain, Georgia. He was a dedicated, extremely hard-working husband and father, who never wavered from providing for his family. He spent most of his career working with and on printing presses of one kind or another.

He was funny, witty, could solve most any puzzle you gave him, great with fixing things with his hands and his mind. If he liked you, you could count on getting picked on. He was a great storyteller and lived a life that produced plenty of them to tell.

His wife, Saralyn, passed away way too young and left him a widower a few years before his retirement.

Shortly after his retirement and a few years of living alone, he moved in with his youngest daughter and her husband and stayed with them for the next 24 years, most of which were in Waleska, Georgia, where his already large family expanded to grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

He passed away early Sunday morning, October 11, 2026, in the hospital after losing a battle to infection related to his long-term diabetes.

Preceded in death by the love of his life and wife, Saralyn Haynes, (married for nearly 36 years at the time of her death )

Siblings passed: Vivian Charlotte Haynes, Trellis Elizabeth Floyd, Patricia Agatha Barrois, Reuben Troy Haynes, James Lee Haynes.

Survived by six children: Tonya Christoffersen(Greg Dimetre),Tony Haynes(Lori De Loreto),Taralyn Zerges( Cesar Sala), Cindy Adams, Sandy Haynes(Darlene Shaw),Angel Harrell(Ray Harrell).

Grandchildren:Amber Shaleah Reynolds, Joshua Reynolds, Jeremy Reynolds, Jessica Christoffersen, Jamie Cain, Brandon Haynes, Tawnie Nicole Haynes, Andrew Zerges, Jacob Haynes, Dalton Harrell, Dawson Harrell,

12 Great grandchildren.

Surviving Siblings:

Martha Elrod Franklin (LG),

Mary Nell Turner,

Robin Travis (Bud) Haynes,

David Timothy Haynes,

Services to be held at:

Eternal Hills Funeral Home located at 3594 Stone Mountain Highway, Snellville, GA 30039

Wednesday, October 14

Visitation 1 PM to 3 PM

Graveside service 3 PM

Join us for an early dinner and conversation/stories about Papa immediately after the graveside service. at MJ‘s Home cooking country buffet at 3050 Main St. W.

Snellville, GA 30078