ELGIN- Funeral Services for James Albert Register, 79, will be held Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Elgin Ward, with burial to follow in Greenhaven Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Wednesday 6-8 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home, Lugoff. Mr. Register died Monday, April 16, 2012. Born in Florence County, he was the son of the late Duncan Beard and Panny White Register. He retired from the U.S. Army after serving his country for 22 years. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Elgin Ward, and was an avid Gamecock fan. Surviving are his wife of 57 years, Sara Bell Register; son, Al Register (Helen) of Elgin; daughters, Barbara Sloan (Bruce) of Elgin, Fran Hargrave (Ronnie) of Mt. Pleasant; a sister, Sallie Taylor, of Florence; 10 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and 5 great great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a grandson, Jonathan Lynch; and siblings, Ed Register, Duncan Register, D.L. Register, Dorothy Register, Margie McDonald, Helen Critcher, Vivian Register, and Ula Hutchinson.