THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2017 1:00 PM SAINT PAULS EPISCOPAL CHURCH Augusta, Georgia ----------< >" ----- CO-CELEBRANTS The Reverend Dr. J. Andrew Menger The Reverend Dr. Lisa Barrowclough The Reverend Curtis Johnson, Assisting Robert Hopson, Crucifer and Lay Chalice Bearer ANN PONDER BROWN, 93, of North Augusta, SC died peacefully on Monday, November 21st in Conyers, GA. She was born May 26,1924 to the late Mary Anna Manuel Holmes and the late LL Griffin in Okmulgee, OK and was educated in the public schools there. She graduated as the valedictorian of her class. She earned a Registered Nursing degree from Meharry Medical College in 1948, where she met and married the late Allen Nicholas Brown, Sr. They were married until his death in 2001. She returned to school as a non-traditional student and in 1994, at the age of 70, earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English from University of South Carolina - Aiken. Ann Ponder Brown was a devoted wife; mother of eight children, and exceptional community volunteer. She served on the Citizens Advisory Board of the then Savannah River Site, exploring the physical effects and medical ramifications of the duPont Corporations activities there from a community standpoint. She became the first Black president of the League of Women Voters, and spearheaded many voter registration drives and served on countless panels to insure an informed electorate. She was keenly interested in the arts, serving on the Augusta Ballet Guild and the Augusta Opera Board. Mrs. Brown also had a heart for those less fortunate. She taught adult literacy courses at Augusta College; etiquette classes at Paine College; and hosted Ft. Gordon soldiers, away from their families, for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. Her husband, Dr. Allen Nicholas Brown; daughter, Nell Marie Lewis; and son, Stephen Edward Brown, all preceded her in death. Siblings who preceded her in death include Edward Jay, Beulah Mae, Lovest and Leslie Ponder, Harold Griffin and Brenda J. Holmes-Bell. She leaves to mourn her passing six remaining children: A. Nicholas, Jr. (Debra) of Conyers, GA; Karen Denise of Wichita, KS; Lorraine of Atlanta, GA; Collin Keith of Augusta, Marc Emery (Cheryl) of Stone Mountain, GA; and Russell Joel of Augusta, GA. Daughter -in-law, Loretta E.Brown. Brothers : Worley L. (Betty) Holmes, Sr. and Grant (Starr) Griffin. Her grandchildren: Cynthia Mathews, Janice Lewis, Tracie Creighton, Marc Emery Williams. Stephen Alexander Brown, Heather Nicole Brown, Danielle Alexandria Brown, Dominique Angelica Brown, Allen Nicholas Brown III and a host of great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. etmce The Burial Office Rite II Book of Common Prayer 491 Processional........................................................For All the Saints, Hymn 287 Opening Collect First Reading...............................................Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, A. Nicholas Brown, Jr. Psalm 91............................................................Book of Common Prayer 719 Musical Selection..............................................................Lynwood Holmes Second Reading..............................................Revelations 21:2-7, Russell Joel Brown Gradual Hymn........................................................ Praise to the Lord, Hymn 390 The Gospel........................................John 10:1-16, The Reverend Dr. Lisa Barrowclough Remarks................................................Karen Brown, Tamika Carr, Mr.Richard Alsop Musical Selection................................................................Anita Howard Remarks..............................................Willie Mays, Charlotte Watkins, Carolyn Moon Meditation.........................................................................Keith Shafer Remarks......................................Collin Keith Brown, Roman Hudson, Dr. Ronald Brown Concluding Remarks........................................................Father Andrew Menger The Apostles Creed..................................................Book of Common Prayer 496 Prayers of the People...............................................Book of Common Prayer 497 Presentation of the Gifts........................................................Grandchildren The Holy Communion Musical Selection..............................................................Dr. Rosalyn Floyd Eucharistic Prayer A................................................Book of Common Prayer 361 Sanctus The Lords Prayer...................................................Book of Common Prayer 364 Communion Solo....................................Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence, Sawyer Branham Selection........................................................Goin Up Yonder, LaShonda Reese Post Communion Prayer...............................................Book of Common Prayer 498 The Commendation....................................................Book of Common Prayer 499 Recessional.................................................Onward Christian Soldiers, Hymn 556 Interment.................................................................Walker Memorial Park MUSICIANS Keith Shafer | Dr. Rosalyn Floyd | Lynwood Holmes REPAST The River Room | St. Pauls Episcopal Church Augusta Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Augusta Chapter, Links, Incorporated We little knew that morning God was to Call your name In life we loved you dearly In death we do the same It broke our hearts to lose you You did not go alone For part of us went with you The day God called you home You left us beautiful memories Your love is still our guide And though we cannot see you You are always at our side Our family chain is broken And nothing seems the same But as God calls us one by one The chain will link again. the lovely florals, the beautiful words, spoken and sung, and your prayers have truly been been comforting to us. Thank you for caring, thank you for sharing, and thank you for being there when we needed you the most. We pray that God will continue to richly bless you. - The Family W. H. Mays Mortuary Professional Service A Family Tradition Since 1922 1221 James Brown Boulevard Augusta, Georgia 30901 706-722-6401 Design/Printing By: Augusta Blueprint * Augusta, Georgia (706) 722-6488 www.augustafuneralnotices.com