Hertford County NcArchives Obituaries.....Bryant, William Edward 1930
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THE TIDEWATER NEWS – 04-25-1930, P. 5
WILLIAM EDWARD BRYANT

   William Edward Bryant, well-known and highly-esteemed citizen of the Como 
community, died at his home April 23, in the 73rd year of his life. Mr. Bryant 
was the son of the late William D. and Mrs. Martha Darden Bryant and was born 
in Southampton County January 16, 1858, his parents moving to Hertford County, 
N.C., about three years later where Mr. Bryant had spent his life. He had been 
in ill health for several months and sustained a paralytic stroke on Sunday, 
April 20, his death occurring three days later.

   In 1885 he married Miss Willie Brett of Como who survives him with eight 
children; O.P. Bryant of Hampton, Mrs. Lloyd Bittle of Como, J.E. Bryant of 
Boykins, Mrs. J.V. Simmons of Statesville, E.M. Bryant of Franklin, Mrs. F.T. 
Railey of Como, Mrs. S.R. Simmons of Statesville and Mrs. L.E. Zehbach of 
Franklin, and by seven grandchildren. He is also survived by five sisters; 
Mrs. Georgia Moore and Mrs. Annie L. Bryant of Suffolk, Mrs. J.D. Riddick of 
Riddicksville, Mrs. N. Lee Story of Newsoms and Mrs. Lucy Ashburn of Hampton.

   Mr. Bryant numbered a host of friends in his home community and in our town 
where he was a frequent visitor. He was a successful farmer and was noted as a 
lover of hunting and fishing. He had been a consistent member of New Hope M.E. 
Church since his boyhood, and bore an excellent reputation among his neighbors 
as an exemplary citizen.

   Funeral services were held from his late home Thursday afternoon at 3 
o’clock, conducted by his pastor, Rev. R. Harrison Marks of Newsoms, assisted 
by a former pastor Dr. R.H. Potts, presiding elder of the Norfolk Conference. 
Interment was made in Poplar Spring Cemetery, Franklin, the body bearers 
being: J.T. Bryant, Dillard Stephenson, R.A. Majette, N.C. Barbour, M.E. 
Barrett, F.T. Pope, Harry Steinhardt and J.B. Ferguson. The honorary bearers 
were: Ernest Ferguson, L.E. Zehrbach, W.H Lankford, S.E. Brett, T.H. Barrett, 
R.B. Story, J.A. Bittle, L.P. Simmons, J. Ryland Warren, Geo. A. Gardner, 
Walter H. Norfleet, Dr. R.L. Raiford, J. Edgar Weede, M.H. Moore, Guy C. Hill, 
Hugh Lee, Walter Brett, E.J. Railey, Charles H. Whitley, W.T. Pace, Jr., Peter 
Taylor, Garnet Barnes, A.J. Bryant and R.B. Bryant, Jr.


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