The Rev. David Nunnally, an Athens educator and civil rights leader, died Oct. 17 at age 86.

According to an announcement from Fred Smith, Nunnally, one of 14 children, was born in Athens in 1929 and graduated from Tuskegee University. He was a teacher, school administrator, scoutmaster and assistant pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church, where he worked with youth.

In the 1960s, Nunnally was the first African American to run for office in Athens since Reconstruction, narrowly losing a city-council race. He founded the Human Relations Council, a group aimed at fostering understanding among races, in 1979.

He was elected to the Clarke County school board in 1992. He stepped down in 2012 for health reasons.

A funeral for Nunnally was held Saturday at Ebenezer Baptist Church West. He is buried in East Lawn Cemetery.

Among the survivors are his wife, Ileane, son David Nunnally Jr. and grandson Imhotep Nunnally.