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Obituaries

1/30/02

Susan North Register

Mary Suzann North Register, 48, of Waycross died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2002 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla. Her funeral was 2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 26, at Beulah Baptist Church in Alma. Mrs. Register was born in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and had lived in Waycross for the last few years. She was a member of the Rocky Creek Saddle Club, the Ware County Saddle Club and Beulah Baptist Church in Alma, where she was a member of the church choir. Survivors include her widower, James Britt Register of Waycross; a daughter, Suzanne Tiller Brantley of Lyons; a stepdaughter, Jamie R. Pool of Vidalia; a stepson, Jeff Register of Vidalia; a sister, Barbara Lillian North Hammett of Waynesboro and four brothers, John Wright North of Roswell, Walton Frances North II of Waynesboro, Ronald Morgan North of Oklahoma and Donald Dewitt North of Waycross; and two step-grandchildren, Michael and Matthew of Vidalia.

Herschel Carswell

Herschel V. Carswell, 86, of Sardis died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2002 at University Hospital, Augusta. Graveside services were 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, at Rose Dhu Cemetery in Vidette, with the Rev. Rolland Dann officiating. Mr. Carswell was retired as owner and operator of H.V. Carswell & Son Tire Company in Augusta. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and an active member of the Alcoholic Anonymous Swainsboro and Sylvania groups. Survivors include his widow, Betty Alley Carswell of Sardis; 10 children, Frank Stabler of Mimms, Fla., Beth Carswell of Augusta, H.V. "Major" Carswell Jr. of Hugo, Okla., Jackson, Carswell of Grovetown, Rose Mary Hojestek of South Haven, Miss., Sarah Ann Carswell of Grovetown, Robert Carswell of Warner Robins, Jackie Joyner of Sardis, Anna Carswell of Fayetteville, N.C. and Van Thompson of Washington State; three stepchildren, Bobby Larwson of Minnesota and T.A. Alley and Faye Hayes, both of Hephzibah; a brother, Hugh Carswell of Roebuck, S.C.; and 26 grandchildren. Honorary pallbearers were members of the Alcoholic Anonymous Swainsboro and Sylvania groups.

Lones Williams

Lones Lee Williams, 62, of Waynesboro died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2002 at his residence. His funeral was 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, at the Metropolitan Baptist Church, with the Rev. George Glenn officiating. Burial was in Pines Cemetery, Waynesboro. Mr. Williams, a native of Burke County, was employed as a distributor for the Coca Cola Bottling Company at Augusta for 38 years. He was a 1961 graduate of Waynesboro High and Industrial School. He was a deacon at the Metropolitan Baptist Church. Survivors include three sons, Kirby Gregory of Atlanta, Reginald Williams Sr. of Waynesboro and Lones Myron Williams of Sardis; three daughters, Victoria C. Williams, Christine Holmes and Tiffany L. Williams, all of Waynesboro; two sisters, Nora Walker of Waynesboro and Rose Hilton of Atlanta; a godson, Grayson Lawton of Augusta; 10 grandchildren; and a special devoted friend, Luberda Jenkins of Waynesboro. Active pallbearers were Octavious Anthony, Darryl Crumbley, Franklin Crumbley, Roberts Evans III, Dominic O. Jenkins, Malcom Jenkins, Willie James Jenkins Sr., Eddie Miles, Derrick Mitchell and Nathaniel Williams. Honorary pallbearers were deacons of Metropolitan Baptist Church, Class of 1961 and Coca Cola Bottling Company employees.

Murzelle S. Brown

Ann Murzelle Smith Brown, 81, of Waynesboro died Friday, Jan. 25, 2002 at Select Specialty Hospital in Augusta. Her funeral will be 11 a.m. today (Wednesday, Jan. 30), at First United Methodist Church in Waynesboro, with Dr. David Carter and the Revs. Ed Deen and R.O. Edenfield officiating. Burial will be in Burke Memorial Gardens, Waynesboro. Mrs. Brown, a native of Carrollton, had lived in Burke County a number of years. She had retired from the Social Security Administration and was a graduate of Wayne State University, Detroit, graduating with honors and obtaining her degree at the age of 54. She was supportive of the ministry of her late husband, the Rev. James Bruce Brown, and in the mid 1950s she was appointed pastor at a number of church in Michigan, including the Korean Church in Ann Arbor. She preached at four churches every Sunday that included a span of over 100 miles. She moved back to Waynesboro in 1991 where she was a member of the Waynesboro First United Methodist Church, where she was a teacher and member of the Lillian Powell Sunday School Class. She was a district director of lay speaking for the Statesboro district. At the age of 75, she received her training to be ordained as a Methodist minister, but had past the required retirement age. Survivors include two sons, Stephen Brown of San Francisco and Philip Brown and his wife, Sherry, of Glen Ellyn, Ill.; two daughters, Barbara Katsurada and her husband, Masaru, of Ota, Japan, and Ruth Ann Phillips and her husband, Webb, of Warrington, Pa.; two sisters, Dorma S. Perry of Waynesboro and Josie S. Rangler of Centreville, Mich.; a brother, the Rev. J. Hyatt Smith of Waynesboro; and four grandchildren, Katie Brown, Claire Brown, Amanda Katsurada and Rei Katsurada. Active pallbearers will be nephews. Honorary pallbearers will be ministers and their wives. Memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 420, Waynesboro, Ga. 30830.

Ollie Mae Braddy

Ollie Mae Braddy of Waynesboro died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2002. Her funeral was 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, at Holly Spring Missionary Baptist Church in Warthen, with the Rev. Jackson officiating. Mrs. Braddy was a resident of Waynesboro. She had joined Holly Springs Baptist Church in Warthen at an early age. She was the wife of the late Milton Braddy. Survivors include four daughters, Shirley Mills of Wrens and Dorothy J. Purdie, Martha Braddy and Sharon Braddy, all of Waynesboro; a son, Ray Braddy of Waynesboro; six sisters, Bertha Burton of Milledgeville, Louise Jones of Sandersville, Lino Mitts of Waynesboro, Minnie Tucker of Warthen, Rudene Horton and Bobbie Cummings both of Sparta; six brothers, Aaron Jones and Eulas Jones, both of Warthen, William Jones of Wrens, Melton Jones of Sandersville, John Cummings of Atlanta and Bennie Jones of Mitchell; and 18 grandchildren. Pallbearers were Michael Little, Keith Griffin, Albert Houston, Chris Hambersham, David Houston and Tyrone Flowers.