Anthony Carson Bryant (1943 - 2022)

Born 11 Apr 1943 in Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Son of Watson Quinn Bryant and [private mother (1920s - unknown)]

Died 20 Feb 2022 at age 78 in Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Anthony Bryant was born in Appalachia, in Georgia.

This profile is part of the Bryant Name Study.

Anthony Carson Bryant was born on April 11, 1943 in Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia, United States, son of Watson Quinn Bryant (1926–1988) and Addie Lee Correll (1926– ).

Anthony married Betty Hall. Their child was Tammy Bryant (~1965–~1965).

Anthony (25) married Linda Gail Schaefer (20) (born on March 11, 1948 in Chattanooga, TN; daughter of Edward Schaefer Jr and Mary Elizabeth (Duncan) Schaefer) on November 11, 1968 in Ringgold, Catoosa, Georgia. Their daughter was Tonya Nadine Bryant (1970– ).

Anthony died on February 20, 2022 in Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, United States, aged 78.

Notes

Obituary for Anthony Carson Bryant Anthony Carson Bryant, age 78 of Rainsville, AL, went to be with the Lord Sunday, February 20, 2022. He was a retired carpenter and loved to hunt and fish. He was a member of Pathway Baptist, but has recently been attending Mount Zion Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his father, Watson “Junior” Quinn Bryant; grandparents, William Ernest and Minnie Lee Correll; daughter, Tammy Kay Bryant and brother, Jackie Bryant. Those left to cherish his memory include his mother, Louise C. Brown; wife, Linda G. Bryant; daughter, Tonya N. Bryant; step-son, Eugene A. Morton, III; brothers, Ronald G. Bryant (Brenda) and Lacy R. Brown; sister, Cindy Bryant Crafton (Steve); grandchildren, Tiffanie R. Morton and Anthony E. Morton; nephew, Kevin D. Bryant; several cousins, extended family and many friends. The Funeral Service will be 1pm Saturday in the Wallis-Stewart Chapel of Wilson Funeral Home. Rev. Mark Smith, officiating. Interment will follow at Mt Vernon Cemetery. The family will receive friends 5pm until 8pm Friday in the funeral home parlor. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Salvation Army or the Chattanooga Area Food Bank. Arrangements entrusted to Wilson Funeral Home Wallis-Stewart Chapel Ringgold, Georgia.

Cemetery Details Mt Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery 1020 Mt. Vernon Rd Ringgold, GA 30736

Sources

• "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6F73-W3NT : Fri Jul 14 23:10:02 UTC 2023), Entry for A Louise Bryant and Anthony C Bryant, 7 April 1950.

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Tonya Bryant and Cynthia (Bryant) Crafton, his half aunt. Their most-recent common ancestor is Watson Bryant, the grandfather of Tonya Bryant and parents of Cynthia (Bryant) Crafton. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: Half Aunt, based on sharing 971 cM across 23 segments. Tonya is the daughter of Anthony Bryant who is the son of the common ancestor Watson Bryant.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/249537091/anthony-carson-bryant: accessed 16 December 2023), memorial page for Anthony Carson Bryant (11 Apr 1943–20 Feb 2022), Find A Grave: Memorial #249537091, citing Mount Vernon Cemetery, Catoosa County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Glenda Rowland (contributor 47074600).