Posted on: Lee Co. Ia Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ia/LeeObits/104 Surname: Bryant, Hatfield, Kite, McComb, Paris ------------------------- Blanche Virginia Bryant June 25, 1907 - March 25, 2000 MONTROSE - Blanche V. Bryant, 92, of Montrose, died Saturday, March 25, 2000, at the Montrose Health Care Center in Montrose. She was born on June 25, 1907, in Memphis, Mo., the daughter of Robert Edgur and Bertha Vernia Paris Hatfield. She married Alfred Bryant on Dec.10, 1925, in Memphis, Mo. He preceded her in death on Jan. 13, 1980. Survivors include: two sons, Richard G. Bryant and his wife, Barbara, of Keokuk and William H. "Sonny" Bryant of Montrose; two sisters, Vearl MaComb of Croton and Bessie Kite of Farmington; 12 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by two sons, Kenneth Eugene Bryant in infancy and Leonard Luther Bryant; four brothers, Ray, Gale, Edgur and Carl; and three sisters, Letha, Midget and Maxine. Mrs. Bryant had been a resident of the Montrose area since the mid 1930s. She loved raising her children and was a mother to half the neighborhood. She also enjoyed sewing. Mrs. Bryant was baptized in the First Christian Church. Graveside services were today at the Campground Cemetery, Downing, Mo., with Brother Bill Hauser officiating. Visitation was Sunday at Vigen Memorial Home in Keokuk. Memorials may be made to the Campground Cemetery, Downing, or the New Testament Christian Church, Keokuk. Daily Gate City Keokuk, Iowa Monday March 27, 2000 Page 2 Column 3 Link: Bryant Genealogy Web Page URL: <http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bryant>