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- John Harrison Bryant, 77, pastor of the Church of God at Whitley City, KY for 40 consecutive years, died Saturday, October 30, at his home in Stearns. He had been ill the past four weeks.
Rev. Bryant was born October 12, 1888 in Whitley County, KY and was the son of the late Stephen N. Bryant and Mary Davenport Bryant. He married Martha Meadows, November 1, 1914 at Jellico, TN. Martha preceded him in death in 1952. No children were born to this union, but a niece, Geraldine Freeman, of Somerset, KY, was reared as a daughter. April 23, 1957, he married Minnie Thomas of Oneida, TN, who remained his faithful companion until his death.
Rev. Bryant, a quite and unassuming man, was a devout man of God, devoted to his church, and the people he served. He came to McCreary County from Pleasant View in Whitley County and lived in McCreary county for 51 years. He served as pastor of the Church of God, Whitely City, for 40 consecutive years while pastoring several other churches.
At the time of his death, he was the general overseer of the Assembly of the Church of God and was one of the 12 elders of the Church of God Mountain Assembly District at Jellico, TN. In 1963, the Governor of Kentucky conferred upon him a commission of Kentucky Colonel in recognition of his service to his church and its people.
Rev. Bryant is survived by his wife, Minnie Thomas Bryant, Stearns, KY; niece Geraldine Freeman, Somerset, KY; two sisters, Jane Meadows, Cincinnati, OH and Jesse Burke, Stearns, KY; two brothers, Crit Bryant, Stearns, KY, and Joe Bryant, Pine Knot, KY; three step sons, Gaberiel Thomas, Lenior City, TN, Aaron Thomas, Coos Bay, OR, and Cleophia Thomas, Myrtle Creek, OR.
Funeral services were held November 1, 2 p.m., Church of God, Whitley City, KY, with Rev. Ira Moses of Jellico, TN, officiating. Burial was a Pine Knot Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Porter Watters, T.J. Waters, Ernest Stephens, Larry Morgan, Harold Wright and Roscoe Stephens.
God Bless Rev. Bryant.
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1888 - 1965 (77 years)
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