Gus Hollis Bryant and Dorotha Juanita Littlefield [103738914]
Husband Gus Hollis Bryant [24630]
Born: 15 Nov 1920 - Locust Bayou, AR Christened: Died: 14 Apr 2009 - Springdale, Washington County, AR Buried: - Glenwood Cemetery, Green Forest, Carroll County, ARMarriage: 2001 - [MRIN:8147]
Wife Dorotha Juanita Littlefield [12065] [103738914]
Born: 16 Dec 1920 - Apache, Caddo County, OK Christened: Died: 12 Jan 2013 - Henderson, Chester County, TN Buried: - Floral Haven Memorial Gardens, Broken Arrow, Tulsa County, OK
Father: Bascom Hardeman Littlefield [40085] (1886-1966) Mother: Nancy Charlotte (Lottie) Buffington [40100] (1895-1984)
Other Spouse: George Wilbur Sexton [24606] [103774827] (1918-1998) - 1940 [MRIN:8140]
Children
General Notes: Husband - Gus Hollis Bryant
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Birth: Nov. 15, 1920
Death: Apr. 14, 2009
Gus Hollis Bryant, a resident of Rogers, AR, was born November 15, 1920 in Locust Bayou, AR, to Oris S. and Lucy G. (Hollis) Bryant. He departed this life Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at the Circle of Life Hospice Home in Springdale, AR at the age of 88.
Mr. Bryant attended the Church of Christ in Bentonville, AR. He also served in the United States Navy during World War II. Gus was a member of the Green Forest Lions Club, Civil Service, the Arkansas Bankers Association and served as a Draft Board Member. He was very active in church ministries and community service. He retired from the First National Bank of Green Forest where he served as a loan officer.
Mr. Bryant is survived by his second wife, Dorotha J. Bryant of the home, one son, Stephen Hollis Bryant and wife Beverly of Jacksonville, FL; two daughters, Linda Ann (Bryant) and husband Randy Holman of Bentonville, AR and Susan (Bryant) and husband Ron Foshee of Catoosa, OK; several grandchildren including, Pamela and husband Ray Dunn of Birmingham, AL, Michael Jon Holman and wife Shannon of Bella Vista, AR, Robert H. Bryant of Panama City, FL, Jonathon B. Holman and wife Catie of Searcy, AR, Christopher L. Holman of Bentonville, AR, Kacey C. and husband Charles Apple of Lowell, AR, Stefanie B. Churchwell of Washington, D.C., Christian L. Foshee and wife Kristen of Fayetteville, AR and Caleb M. Foshee of Searcy, AR; great-grandchildren include, Holly Eden Summers, Easton Burke Bryant and Callie Rose Holman; one brother, Oris S. Bryant Jr. and one sister, Susie Floyd.
On June 10, 1947, he was united in marriage with his first wife Melba Lee Wagner, who preceded him in death on March 24, 2001. He was also preceded by his parents, one sister, Alice Stokes and one brother, James R. Bryant.
Visitation will be from 3:00 until 5:00 p.m. Sunday, April 19 in the Great Hall at the Church of Christ in Bentonville, AR. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, April 20, 2009 at the Church of Christ in Bentonville, AR. A short funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Monday, April 20, 2009 at the Nelson's Green Forest Chapel in Green Forest, AR. Interment will follow in the Glenwood Cemetery under the direction of Nelson Funeral Service, Inc.
Memorial Donations may be made to Baldwin Tract Ministry, Baldwin Church of Christ in Baldwin, AR, Circle of Life Hospice, 901 Jones Road, Springdale, AR 72762, or to the Bentonville Church of Christ Missions. Online condolences may be sent to the family at nelsonfuneral.com.
Family links:
Parents:
Oris Sims Bryant (1891 - 1974)
Gertrude H. Hollis Bryant (1891 - 1977)
Spouses:
Dorotha Juanita Littlefield Bryant (1920 - 2012)*
Melba Lee Bryant (1925 - 2001)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Glenwood Cemetery
Green Forest
Carroll County
Arkansas, USA
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Record added: May 06, 2009
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General Notes: Wife - Dorotha Juanita Littlefield [103738914]
FTM BIRT: RIN MH:IF22155
from Glenn Gohr
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Birth: Dec. 16, 1920
Apache
Caddo County
Oklahoma, USA
Death: Jan. 12, 2012
Henderson
Chester County
Tennessee, USA
Henderson, TN: Dorotha Juanita Littlefield Sexton Bryant, age 92 passed away January 12, 2013 at her home near Henderson.
Mrs. Bryant was born in Apache, Ok the daughter of the late Bascomb Hardeman and Nancy Charlotte Buffington Littlefield. She graduated from Broxton High School in 1939 and graduated from Hughes Beauty Academy in Tulsa in 1954. She married George Wilbur Sexton in 1940 and they were married for fifty eight years. Mrs. Bryant was a beautician having shops in Tulsa, OK and Pea Ridge, AR. Mr. Sexton died in 1998. She later married Gus Hollis Bryant in 2001. They made their home in Bentonville, AR until his death in 2009. She had made her home in Henderson with her granddaughter Dana Blackwelder since August 2009. She was a member of the Estes Church of Christ.
Mrs. Bryant is survived by three granddaughers, Dana Moreland Blackwelder, Lori Moreland Holt, and Yvette Sexton Klein and two grandsons, Mark Moreland, and Gordon Lee Sexton; five great grandsons, Matthew Holt, Alex Blackwelder, Samuel Holt, Keegan Klein and Aiden Sexton and five great grand-daughters, Beata Blackwelder, Sarah Holt, Hannah Holt, Kayla Sexton, Bethany Sexton; and two sisters, Faye Wilson of Tulare, CA and Retha Willis of Chouteau, OK.
She was also preceded in death by a son Gordon Lee Sexton in 2007 and a daughter Berta Moreland in 2008 and five sisters; Geneva Metzger, Lee Ellen Riddles, Rose Littlefield, Billie Dove Landers, and Gladys Sellers.
Crypt-side committal services will be 2:00 PM Friday at Floral Haven Cemetery in Broken Arrow, OK with Mark Blackwelder officiating.
The family will receive friends at Shackelford Funeral Directors – Casey Chapel from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM Thursday.
Family links:
Parents:
Bascomb Hardeman Littlefield (1886 - 1966)
Nancy Charlotte Littlefield (1895 - 1984)
Spouses:
George Wilbur Sexton (1918 - 1998)
Gus Hollis Bryant (1920 - 2009)
Siblings:
Lee Ellen Littlefield Riddles (1917 - 1966)*
Rose Littlefield (1918 - 1918)*
Dorotha Juanita Littlefield Bryant (1920 - 2012)
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Floral Haven Memorial Gardens
Broken Arrow
Tulsa County
Oklahoma, USA
Created by: Family Finder
Record added: Jan 18, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 103738914
Notes: Marriage
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