Jerrilyn White Carswell

Jerrilyn White (Jerri) Carswell, 71, of Greer, wife of Ernest L. Carswell Jr., retired pastor of Taylors First Baptist Church, died March 15, 2007, at her home following a lingering illness.

She was born in Byron, Ga., and grew up in Americus, Ga. She was a graduate of the University of Georgia and a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She was a former Miss Sumter County. She was a schoolteacher in Kentucky, was the first director of the Head Start program in Appling County, Ga., and was a homemaker.

Survivors include her husband, two sons and five grandchildren.