James Edwin Bryant^[1]

1920 - 2008  (88 years)

• Name	James Edwin Bryant
  Born	18 Apr 1920
  Gender	Male
  Died	6 Dec 2008	Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee   [2]
  Buried	8 Dec 2008	Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I183897	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	James Landon Bryant,   b. 23 Jul 1877, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Sep 1963  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Texana "Texie" Roberts,   b. 9 Aug 1892,   d. 8 May 1972  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F69623	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Betty Jo Hux
  Children	1. Carol Ann Bryant   2. Donna Sue Bryant
  Family ID	F69627	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 6 Dec 2008 - Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - 8 Dec 2008 - Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 41. [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 6 Dec 2008. (April 18, 1920 - December 6, 2008) U.S. Veteran James Edwin Bryant, age 88, of Newport, passed away Saturday, December 6, 2008 at his home. Mr. Bryant retired from the U. S. Postal Service, a member of English Creek Baptist Church, and a former member of the Cosby Ruritan Club. He was a veteran of the United States Army serving in WWII, member of the VFW. He was also a Mason and member of Newport Masonic Lodge # 234 F&AM. He was preceded in death by his parents, Landon and Texie Bryant; and sister, Ila Mae Hall. He is survived by his wife Betty H. Bryant; daughters and sons-in-law, Carol and Foster Chason, Donna and Randy Cureton all of Newport. Funeral services will be held 8:00 pm Sunday, December 7, 2008 in Manes Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Alvin Watts officiating. Burial will be 11:00 am, Monday, December 8, 2008 in Union Cemetery, with L/Cpl Charles C. Roberts DAV Chapter 102 conducting military rites. The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm Sunday, December 7, 2008 at Manes Funeral Home prior to the funeral services. The family would like to give a special thank you to Dr. Ken Johnson and his staff at Newport Internal Medicine, Smoky Mountain Home Health and Hospice, and his caregivers, Barbara Crum, Sally Allende, Vera Norton and Angel Yates.