Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Bryant, Jake L., 1965 

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JAKE LUTHER BRYANT

   Jake Luther Bryant, 76, died early Wednesday in a Williamsburg hospital.

   He was the husband of the late Mrs. Mamie Hill Bryant and a son of Willie 
Thomas and Mrs. Jennie Barkley Bryant.

   A native of Northampton County, N.C., he was a member of Hunterdale United 
Church of Christ.

   Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Samuel H. Edwards Jr., of Portsmouth and 
Mrs. William L. Ellis of Franklin; three sons, Hereford Bryant of Franklin, 
Gordon J. Bryant of Portsmouth and Navy Lt. Cmdr. Williams J. Bryant of San 
Diego; a sister, Mrs. Ernest C. Nurney of Capron; three brothers, Millard R. 
Bryant and Felix Bryant of Capron and Thad Bryant of Suffolk; 10 grandchildren 
and a great-grandchild.

   A funeral service was conducted Friday at 3 p.m. in W.J.M. Holland and Sons 
Funeral Home by the Rev. Harold Tribble of Hunterdale United Church of Christ 
and the Rev. Ernest Northern of Portsmouth.  Burial was in Poplar Spring 
Cemetery.


Jake Luther BRYANT, 
Northampton Co., NC native, d. 24 Mar 1965, age 76, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Annex 3, Section B, Plot 18A*), Franklin, 
   26 Mar 1965, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Mar. 29, 1965, p. 2 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project,
    Poplar Spring list:
    http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/psanx3.txt 

His marriage record seems to be in error as to his birthplace - 

JAKE LUTHER BRYANT, 23, S, SO.CO., SO.CO., FARMER, 
   S/O WILLIE THOMAS AND JENNIE BARKLEY BRYANT 
M. 02-03-1911 NEWSOMS, SOUTHAMPTON CO., VA, BY REV. E.V. CARSON, METHODIST 
MAMIE T. HILL, 22,S, SO.CO., SO.CO., 
   D/O FRANK THOMAS AND ROSA M. DICKENS HILL 
(Southampton Co. MB14:231; transcribed & annotated by Bruce Saunders) 

36. m. 02/03/1911, Southampton Co., by [E.V.] Carson [page taped] 
J.L. Bryant, 23, single, b. & res. Southampton Co., 
   sn/o W.W. & J. Bryant, Farmer 
Mamie T. Hill, 22, single, b. & res. Southampton Co., 
   dt/o F.T. & Rosa Hill 
(Southampton Co. M.Reg. {BVS copy}; file at: 
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/vitals/mb14pt.txt) 

His wife's obit ("Tidewater News," Jan. 24, 1957) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b653m2ob.txt 



Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager. 

file at: 
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