The McDougald Funeral Home2211 North Main StreetAnderson, South Carolina 29621864-224-4343OBITUARYMIKE CARRONJEFFERSON, GA -- Mr. Michael Andrew Carron, age 53, of Jefferson, GA, died Sunday, August 2, 2009, from injuries sustained in a motorcyle accident. Mike was born in Auburn, AL, the son of the late Jeffrey Albert Carron and the late Katherine Craw Carron. Mike first worked as a commercial diver for J. Ray McDermott Company in New Orleans, then a number of years with Bell South Information Systems. Mike was a graduate of Wade Hampton High School, attended the University of South Carolina and was a graduate of Dekalb College. In 2001, Mike founded Mike's Grill and Mike's Down Under, a popular restaurant and night spot in downtown Jefferson, of which he operated with great success until the time of his untimely death.Mike is survived by his wife, Pamela Shirley Carron; and daughter, Anna Catherine Carron of Jefferson; brothers: Stephen Carron of Mt. Pleasant, SC and Nick Carron of Jefferson; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Spencer and Judy Knobel Shirley of Anderson, SC; brother-in-law, Richard Shirley and wife, Rachelle Propp Shirley of Anderson, SC. A Memorial Service will be held at 4 pm on Saturday, August 8, 2009, in the Chapel of Evans Funeral Home, 1350 Winder Highway, Jefferson, GA. The Reverend Tilly Welborn will conduct the service.The family will receive friends prior to the service from 2 pm until 4 pmat Evans Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, please make memorials to the Nick Jonas Change for the Children Foundation, in memory of Mike Carron, c/o The Community Bank and Trust, 71 Memorial Drive, Jefferson, GA 30549.A message of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com.THE McDOUGALD FUNERAL HOME, Anderson.