Freestone County, Texas
Obits


Corsicana Daily Sun newspaper - Oct 1, 2002 edition

Ernest C. Bryant Jr.
May 30, 1917 - Sep 30, 2002
Ernest C. Bryant Jr., 85, of Dallas and formerly of Streetman, passed away 
Monday, Sept. 30, 2002 at Grace Presbyterian Village in Dallas.

Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at by Griffin-Roughton Funeral
Home.

Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home with Brother
Wayne Mahoney officiating. Interment will follow at Birdston Cemetery.

Mr. Bryant was born May 30, 1917 in Streetman to Ernest C. Bryant Sr. and Nora
Evarts Bryant. He was a postal clerk for the U.S. Postal Service. He served in
the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II.

Survivors include his wife, Frances Livingston of Bryant of Duncanville; son, 
Ernest C. Bryant III and wife Darlene of Duncanville; daughter, Melanie June 
Elmore of Garland; four grandchildren; and brother, Tommy Bryant of Streetman.

Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home of Corsicana.


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Corsicana Daily Sun newspaper - Oct 4, 2002 edition

Ernest C. Bryant Jr. 

Ernest C. Bryant Jr., 85, of Duncanville and formerly of Streetman, passed
away Monday, Sept. 30, 2002 in Dallas.

Visitation will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. today at by Griffin-Roughton Funeral
Home.

Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Griffin-Roughton Chapel with Brother Wayne
Mahoney officiating. Interment will follow at Birdston Cemetery in Streetman.

Pallbearers will be Don Vandiver, Donald Carroll, Erich Brown, Stanley King,
Glen Dale Minze and Jeff Minze.

Mr. Bryant was born May 30, 1917 in Streetman to Ernest C. Bryant Sr. and Nora
Evarts Bryant. He was an employee of the U.S. Postal Service, an official for
the State Fair of Texas, and served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War 
II. He was a dedicated husband, father and friend, and celebrated 66 years of 
marriage Sept. 19 with his family in attendance.

Survivors include his wife, Frances Livingston Bryant; son, Ernest C. Bryant 
III and wife Darrene of Duncanville; daughter, Melanie June Elmore and husband
Sonny of Garland; grandchildren, Gary Mace, Alan Mace, Cameron Bryant and wife
Lisa, and Jason Bryant; and brother, Tommy Bryant.

Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home of Corsicana.