Mrs. Mary Lee Jackson Bryant, age 78, a native and resident of Walker Springs, Al was born April 13, 1936 to the parentage of the late James Jackson and the late Minnie Lee Pritchett Jackson. She departed this life July 11, 2014 at Jackson Medical Center, Jackson, AL.
She was a member of St. Luke Baptist Church, Walker Springs, where she served faithfully as a Sunday School Teacher, President of the Pastor's Aide, and Mother of the Church.
She was united in holy matrimony to the late, Eddie "Champ" Bryant, and to this union, 10 children were born. One son, Eddie Bryant, Jr., preceded her in death.
Mrs. Bryant retired after 21 years of employment as an insurance agent with Unity Burial Life Insurance Company.
In addition to her parents, husband, and one son, she was preceded in death by her two brothers, Spencer Cherry and Earnest Lee Jackson.
She will forever be cherished in the hearts of her loving and devoted family: four daughters, Dorothy (Nathaniel) Scott, Minnie Pritchett, Drusilla Bryant, all of Walker Springs; Stassa (Benjamin) Thomas of Douglasville, GA; six sons, Sylvester (Rose) Bryant of Jackson, AL; Ira (Jessie) Bryant of Grove Hill, AL; Maury (Jacqueline) Bryant, Orenthal Bryant, Cassius (Tonia) Bryant, all of Walker Springs; Fred (Dora) Bryant, St. Stephens, AL; an adopted son, Peter Lawrence of McIntosh, AL; one sister, Lurene B. Russell; an adopted sister, Velma Leggett; both of Walker Springs; three brothers, J.C. Jackson and James Pendleton, both of San Bernadino, CA; and James (Pearlie) Allen Jackson of Mobile, AL; a daughter-in-law, Augustine Bryant of Walker Springs; 36 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren, a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Viewing Friday, July 18, 2014, 4-6pm at Andrews Funeral Home, 800 Depot Road, Jackson; viewing Saturday, 10am until the 11am service at St. Luke Baptist Church, Rev. Bobby White, pastor and eulogist. Following burial in Hotel Hill Cemetery, the family will receive friends in the fellowship hall of the church.
Services with sympathetic care and legendary professionalism entrusted to Andrews Funeral Home, 800 Depot Road, Jackson, AL; Condolences to the family at www.viewobit.com, www.andrewsfuneralhomejackson.com, and on Andrews Funeral Home Facebook page.