Oleva Gaie Bryant

Oleva Gaie Bryant, 86, of Bidwell, passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2013 at the Holzer Medical Center. She was born September 4, 1926 in Logan County, West Virginia, daughter of the late Stollie W. and Myrtle McKinney Hainor. She married John T. “J.T.” Bryant on November 14, 1942 and he preceded her in death on August 20, 2009. She attended French City Southern Baptist Church. She was a homemaker and enjoyed crafts and cooking. Surviving are her four sons, Gary (Candy) Bryant of Bidwell, Dale (Sherry) Bryant of Florida, Greg (Cindy) Bryant and Michael (Polly) Bryant, both of Gallipolis; a daughter-in-law, Lori Bryant of Gallipolis; numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren; two sisters, Dolly Steele of Richmond, Kentucky and Betty Lou Smith of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, George and Betty Bryant of Florida; and a sister-in-law, Mary Rose Marcum of Chapmanville, West Virginia. In addition to her parents and husband, John “J.T.” Bryant, she was preceded in death by a son, Barry Steve Bryant and a grandson, Shawn Maynard. Services will be 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at the Willis Funeral Home with Pastor Mark Williams officiating. Entombment will follow at Ohio Valley Memory Gardens, Chapel of Hope Mausoleum. Friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 from 6-8 p.m. Her grandsons and great grandsons will be pallbearers.