FRANKLIN—Sherry Parker Bryant, 73, passed away on Feb. 7, 2015.

Sherry was a native of Ocean View and a former resident of Courtland, New Church, Onancock and Bothell, Washington. She was a daughter of the late Harvey Lawrence Parker and Gladys Horton Parker and was predeceased by a sister Joan. She was a lifelong homemaker and a former daycare operator for ten years in Washington. She was a 1950 graduate of Norview High School and was a Baptist. She was a sweet, funny, loving wife and mother, “OUR LOVE BUG.”

Left to cherish her memory are her husband of 49 years, James Robert Bryant; one daughter, Mary Lynn Bryant of Portland, Oregon; two sons, James Robert Bryant Jr. and his wife, Ann, of Bangor, Maine, Mark Allen Bryant and his wife, Amanda, of Sao Paulo, Brazil; three grandchildren, Conrad, Diana and Perla Bryant.

Thank you to all the angels, both staff and residents at the Village at Woods Edge.

The memorial service will be at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11, in the Village at Woods Edge, 1401 N. High St., Franklin, with the Rev Howard Vinson officiating.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital (1-800-805-5856), or a charity of one’s choice.

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