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© Carnegie Herald Carnegie, Oklahoma Wednesday, November 2, 1949 George Washington Bryant 1895 ~ 1949 Rites Monday For Geo. Bryant, Caddo County Booster Services were at 3 p.m. Monday in the Carnegie Methodist church for George W. Bryant, 54, who died early Saturday in a Chickasha hospital. Becoming seriously ill on the return trip with Mrs. Bryant from IOOF grand lodge in Muskogee, Bryant entered the hospital Oct. 18 without coming home. He became critically ill Wednesday, October 26 and never rallied before his death. Bryant came to Carnegie in 1918 and had built a county-wide acquaintance. besides serving on the school board of his district east of Carnegie for 25 years he was an administrative officer of the Caddo County AAA for three years, was a member of the county fair board and served as president of the body last year, and was president of the board of directors of the Carnegie Farmers Union gin. Active in county politics, he was chairman of the Republican central committee one term and always took part in any civic or community welfare movement. His most recent activity was the promotion of the Tennessee Day reunion of which he was elected president. He was a member of the Methodist church since 1925, of the IOOF lodge since 1926 and was a member of the A.T.A. lodge No. 776. George Washington Bryant was born in Lawrence county, Tenn., June 1, 1895. He was married to Miss Bobbie Kelly in Lawrence county February 2, 1913, and to them then children were born. Survivors include his wife of the home; four daughters, Mrs. Rebecca Whitworth, Carnegie; Mrs. Gertrude Henneke, Lawton; Mrs. Oleta Patterson, Carnegie, and Sue Bryant at home, and six sons, Ernest, Bill, Geo. W., all of near Carnegie, and Bobby, Roy and Gus at home; also ten grandchildren. Other survivors include his brothers, L.H., A.J. and W.T. Bryant, all of Lawrenceburg, Tenn., and two sisters, Mrs. Nannie Perry, Westpoint, Tenn., and Mrs. Dora Gobble, Decatur, Ala., and many other relatives. Relatives here from a distance for the services were W.T. Bryant, Buford Bryant, Joe Bryant and Loyd Comer, from Tennessee; Mr. and Mrs. Gobble, Decatur, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. L.E. Smith, J.A. Bryant, Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Bryant and sons and Mrs. C.A. Brown and daughter, all from New Mexico; and Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Murdock, Oklahoma City. Rev. Chas. P.D. Mann, Bethany, former Carnegie pastor, delivered the funeral sermon and was assisted in the service by Rev. Brodace Elkins, Methodist pastor, and Rev. Frank Elkins, pastor of the First Baptist church. Burial was in the Carnegie cemetery. George Washington Bryant June 1, 1895 ~ October 29, 1949 |
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