Windsor – Henry Clay Bryant, 89, a long-time resident of the Vincent's Grove area of Southampton County, passed away June 26, 2014. He was a son of the late Henry Clinton and Rebie Gray Bryant and was predeceased by his wife, Inez Garlick Bryant and a son, Henry Clay Bryant, Jr. Mr. Bryant was a retired machine tender on #5 paper machine at Union Camp Corporation with 43 years of service. He was an Army Air Corp veteran of World War II having served in England, a member of Vincent's Grove United Methodist Church and was a former member of Indian Town Hunt Club.
Survivors include his two daughters, Christine Bryant-Harden (Lee) of Birmingham, AL and Connie B. Thompson (Randy) of Kilmarnock; one son, Clint Bryant (Kathy) of Windsor; two sisters, Idra B. Jennings and Judy Zoellner both of Portsmouth; one brother, Lewis Bryant (Lou) of Courtland; two grandsons, Adam Bryant (Kristy) and John Bryant and two great-grandsons, Braydon Clay Bryant and Hudson Chase Bryant.
The funeral will be held at 3 PM Sunday, June 29, 2014 at Wright Funeral Home, Franklin with Pastor Nancy Palmer officiating. Interment with military honors will follow in Capron Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 PM on Saturday at the funeral home and suggest memorials be made to Vincent's Grove United Methodist Church, c/o Randy Burgess, 23359 Hanging Tree Road, Courtland, VA 23837. www.wrightfuneralhome.org