Dewey Ray BRYANT^{[1, 2]}

1935 - 2016  (81 years)

• Name	Dewey Ray BRYANT  [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	1935	Clarendon County, South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  HIST	of Sumter, South Carolina Could the following engagement announcement be his granddaughter? jkh Kelly-Mitcham Mr. and Mrs. Stephen S. Kelly Jr. of Camden announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsey Elizabeth Kelly of Camden, to Nathan Ray Mitcham of Sumter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Mitcham of Sumter. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Phyllis Kelly and DeWitt Huckabee, the late Steve and Lillian Kelly, and the late Mary Helen Huckabee. She graduated from Thomas Sumter Academy and received a bachelor of science degree in business administration with a concentration in marketing from Converse College in 2011. She is employed as a senior solutions advisor with Agape Hospice in Camden. The bridegroom-elect is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Bryant of Sumter, and Mrs. Mary Mitcham and the late Richard Mitcham of Prescott, Ariz. He graduated from Thomas Sumter Academy and received an associate's degree in horticulture from Spartanburg Community College in 2009. He is employed as general manager with U.S. Lawns in Columbia. The wedding is planned for Nov. 10, 2012, at First Baptist Church in Camden. Posted in Engagements on Sunday, July 29, 2012 DEWEY RAY BRYANT Posted Saturday, March 12, 2016 6:00 am Dewey Ray Bryant, 81, husband of Sarah A. Ridgeway Bryant for 62 years, died on Friday, March 11, 2016, at his home. Born in Clarendon County, he was a son of the late James Homer Bryant and Mary Dyson Bryant. Mr. Bryant was a member of Sumter Baptist Temple. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and was a retired master electrician with Carolina Heating & Electric Co. with 25 years of service. Surviving are his wife of Sumter; one son, Roy Bryant and wife, Theresa, of Sumter; two daughters, Karen Mitcham and husband, Mark, of Camden and Maxine Collins and husband, Terry, of Lynchburg; one sister, Elizabeth Ridgeway of Sumter; seven grandchildren, Christy Truett (Tony), Alan Collins (Shelby), Clint Bryant (Gloria), Amy Marshall (Stephen), Chad Bryant (Stacie), Curtis Mitcham (Michelle) and Nathan Mitcham (Lindsey); and 11 great-grandchildren, McKenzie Truett, Hannah Truett, Lindsey Barwick, Noah Collins, Peyton Collins, Emma Grace Truett, Madi Marshall, Avery Bryant, Addison Bryant, Sawyer Mitcham and Harper Bryant. He was preceded in death by five brothers, Wilbur, James, Miles, Laverne and Hubert Bryant; and one sister, Gladys Hodge. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Sumter Baptist Temple with the Rev. Eddie Richardson and Pastor Mike Westmoreland officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. Pallbearers will be Felton Ridgeway, John Gault, Mike Collins, Joe Wood, Craig Cheek, George Ferguson, Kenny Bryant and Erik Ridgeway. Honorary pallbearers will be Frankie Ridgeway, Mac Ridgeway, Henry Byrd, Sam Poole, David Byrd, Jimmy Bradshaw, Lee McGranaghan and members of the Seekers Sunday School class. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home. The family would like to extend a special thank you to Amedisys Hospice, Dr. Mitchell Jacocks and Dr. Joseph Healy for their kind and compassionate care. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Sumter Baptist Temple, 2295 Harper St., Sumter, SC 29153. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.  [1, 3, 4, 5, 7]
  HIST	of Sumter, South Carolina Could the following engagement announcement be his granddaughter? jkh Kelly-Mitcham Mr. and Mrs. Stephen S. Kelly Jr. of Camden announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsey Elizabeth Kelly of Camden, to Nathan Ray Mitcham of Sumter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Mitcham of Sumter. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Phyllis Kelly and DeWitt Huckabee, the late Steve and Lillian Kelly, and the late Mary Helen Huckabee. She graduated from Thomas Sumter Academy and received a bachelor of science degree in business administration with a concentration in marketing from Converse College in 2011. She is employed as a senior solutions advisor with Agape Hospice in Camden. The bridegroom-elect is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Bryant of Sumter, and Mrs. Mary Mitcham and the late Richard Mitcham of Prescott, Ariz. He graduated from Thomas Sumter Academy and received an associate's degree in horticulture from Spartanburg Community College in 2009. He is employed as general manager with U.S. Lawns in Columbia. The wedding is planned for Nov. 10, 2012, at First Baptist Church in Camden. Posted in Engagements on Sunday, July 29, 2012 DEWEY RAY BRYANT Posted Saturday, March 12, 2016 6:00 am Dewey Ray Bryant, 81, husband of Sarah A. Ridgeway Bryant for 62 years, died on Friday, March 11, 2016, at his home. Born in Clarendon County, he was a son of the late James Homer Bryant and Mary Dyson Bryant. Mr. Bryant was a member of Sumter Baptist Temple. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and was a retired master electrician with Carolina Heating & Electric Co. with 25 years of service. Surviving are his wife of Sumter; one son, Roy Bryant and wife, Theresa, of Sumter; two daughters, Karen Mitcham and husband, Mark, of Camden and Maxine Collins and husband, Terry, of Lynchburg; one sister, Elizabeth Ridgeway of Sumter; seven grandchildren, Christy Truett (Tony), Alan Collins (Shelby), Clint Bryant (Gloria), Amy Marshall (Stephen), Chad Bryant (Stacie), Curtis Mitcham (Michelle) and Nathan Mitcham (Lindsey); and 11 great-grandchildren, McKenzie Truett, Hannah Truett, Lindsey Barwick, Noah Collins, Peyton Collins, Emma Grace Truett, Madi Marshall, Avery Bryant, Addison Bryant, Sawyer Mitcham and Harper Bryant. He was preceded in death by five brothers, Wilbur, James, Miles, Laverne and Hubert Bryant; and one sister, Gladys Hodge. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Sumter Baptist Temple with the Rev. Eddie Richardson and Pastor Mike Westmoreland officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. Pallbearers will be Felton Ridgeway, John Gault, Mike Collins, Joe Wood, Craig Cheek, George Ferguson, Kenny Bryant and Erik Ridgeway. Honorary pallbearers will be Frankie Ridgeway, Mac Ridgeway, Henry Byrd, Sam Poole, David Byrd, Jimmy Bradshaw, Lee McGranaghan and members of the Seekers Sunday School class. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home. The family would like to extend a special thank you to Amedisys Hospice, Dr. Mitchell Jacocks and Dr. Joseph Healy for their kind and compassionate care. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Sumter Baptist Temple, 2295 Harper St., Sumter, SC 29153. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.
  MILI	He was a U.S. Navy veteran.  [1]
  MILI	He was a U.S. Navy veteran.
  _UID	701E4B8D8C48460E8D8A83124487B65712E9
  _UID	701E4B8D8C48460E8D8A83124487B65712E9
  Death	11 Mar 2016	at his home, (Sumter County, South Carolina)
  Burial	13 Mar 2016	Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [1]
  	Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, Sumter, South Carolina Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I252478	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2020

  
  

  Father	James Homer BRYANT   d. Bef 19 Aug 2012
  Mother	Mary DYSON   d. Bef 19 Aug 2012
  _UID	EAD74F72DBBE4A94B596695FA705CFE46B1B
  _UID	EAD74F72DBBE4A94B596695FA705CFE46B1B
  Family ID	F170348	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah A. RIDGEWAY
  Marriage	1954  [1]
  _UID	FAE441B0D7684B0E8C6EA4CAE6BB7E6654C9
  _UID	FAE441B0D7684B0E8C6EA4CAE6BB7E6654C9
  Children	1. Maxine BRYANT   2. Roy BRYANT   3. Karen BRYANT
  Family ID	F170353	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2016

  
  

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  [S23663] Dewey Ray Bryant. [S25032] Willie M. Lowder. [S13878] Hubert E. Bryant. [S18414] Gladys B. Hodge. [S5492] Newman-Collins. [S5822] Newman-Collins. [S18730] Kelly-Mitcham.