Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Bryant, Annie L. Burbage, 1934 

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ANNIE BURBAGE BRYANT

   Mrs. Annie Burbage Bryant, wife of Lycurgus O. Bryant of this county, died 
at the home of Mrs. Rosser B. Bryant Sunday, February 18, in her 75th year. 
She was a native of Franklin, the daughter of the late Captain Burbage of this 
town, and a sister of the late Dr. T.I. Burbage of Como.  Mrs. Bryant was one 
of the charter member of High Street M.E. Church here, he father being one of 
its founders and donors of the land upon which the original church and 
parsonage were built.  After her marriage she joined New Hope M.E. Church 
where she was a loyal and consistent member and teacher of the Woman’s Bible 
Class.

   Besides her husband she is survived by one son, F.B. Bryant of Washington, 
and a grandson, F.B. Bryant, Jr. besides a number of nephews and nieces and a 
larger circle of friends.

   Funeral services were held from the funeral home of W.J.M. Holland and Son 
here Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock and burial was made in Poplar Spring 
Cemetery.  Services were conducted by her Pastor, Rev. J.K. Holman, assisted 
by Reverends Roscoe Jones of High Street M.E. Church, L.J. Derby of Richmond 
and M.F. Draper of Culpeper.  The pallbearers were: S.E. Brett, M. McD. 
Spiers, J.D. Riddick, J.B. Worrell, H.J.  Vann, N.P. Holland, E.F. Drake and 
J.T. Bryant.

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   On February 18, 1934, in the early dawn, the life of Mrs. Annie Burbage 
Bryant came to a close on the earth, and she passed into the eternal realms to 
live forever with her Savior.

   Mrs. Bryant ("Miss Annie" as she was affectionately called by those who 
knew her best) was born in Franklin, Va., March 25, 1853, the daughter of the 
late Capt. T.I. and Olivia Halstead Burbage.  At an early age she united with 
the Franklin Methodist Church, being one of the thirteen charter members and 
its first organist.

   On June 25, 1879, she was happily married to L.O. Bryant of Southampton 
County.  This union was blessed with one son, Frank B. Bryant.

   At her death she was a member of New Hope Church on the Newsoms charge*, a 
member of and a diligent work in all its organizations.  The Ladies’ Bible 
Class which she taught for several years was very dear and near to her heart. 
We cannot think of her without thinking of her radiant spirit, her serene 
faith and her unfailing devotion to what was right.  We rejoice and thank God 
for a life so beautiful, which leaves behind it a radiance of purity, goodness 
and peace, such as few leave to those who survive them.  As a wife and mother 
she was loving, devoted and sacrificing.

   The writer remembers her most tenderly and feels keenly the loss of a real 
friend, for it was largely through her help and influence that his ministerial 
career was made possible.  Like Paul of old, he can say, "I am debtor."  The 
words she spoke, the character she built and the influences which she set in 
motion will live on.

   The funeral services were conducted from the Holland Funeral Parlor at 
Franklin on February 20th, at two o’clock in the afternoon by her Pastor, Rev. 
J.K. Holman, assisted by Rev. Roscoe Jones, Luther J. Derby and M.F. Draper. 
And she was laid to rest in Poplar Spring Cemetery.

   She leaves to mourn their loss, a grief stricken husband, one son, Frank B. 
Bryant, one grandson, Frank B. Bryant, Jr., and a host of friends.

   "Servant of God, well done"/ Rest from thy loved employ;/ 
    The battle fought, the victor won,/ Enter thy Master’s joy."  M.F. Draper 


Annie L. (BURBAGE; Mrs. Lycurgus O.) BRYANT, 
b. 25 Mar 1853, Franklin, d. 18 Feb 1934, at sister-in-law's, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Annex 2, Plot 40**), Franklin, 
   24 Feb 1934, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Feb. 23, 1934, p. 5; 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Mar. 16, 1934, p. 5 

**Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/psanx2.txt 

Her husband's obit ("Virginian-Pilot," July 10, 1938, p. 4) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b653l6ob.txt 

*The obit of her brother-in-law Rosser B. BRYANT ("Tidewater News," 
   Feb. 24, 1933, instead uses the phrase "on the Newsoms circuit." 
   The file is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b653r5ob.txt 


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