Virginia Lee ‘Ginger’ Bryant
Virginia Lee “Ginger” Bryant, 65, of North Platte died Jan. 8, 1998, at Great Plains Regional Medical Center.
She was born Oct. 3, 1932, at Dalton to Harry Clyde and Mary Matilda Robb Swain. She was raised by Charlie and Minnie Bowen as her foster parents after her mother died in July 1936. She graduated from Oshkosh High School in 1952.
On May 24, 1958, she married Boyd Bryant in Oshkosh. The couple lived in Sarben until January 1965, when they spent a short time in Omaha. They moved to North Platte in September 1966.
Mrs. Bryant was active in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary and Military Order of Cooties Auxiliary. She was also a member of the Moose, Eagles and American Legion auxiliaries. She loved camping, fishing and traveling.
Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Rebecca (Robert) Wyatt of Glenwood Springs, Colo., and Susan (Richard) Arellano of Sidney; a son, Charles (Yvette) Bryant of Loveland, Colo.; three sisters, Rose Estes of Pasco, Wash., June Weller of Commerce City, Colo., Mary Anne (Elmer) Raddatz of Lincoln; two foster sisters, Ella May McConnick of Oshkosh and Blanch Monroe of Aurora, Colo.; two brothers, Clyde (Jane) Swain of Sprague, Wash., and Howard (Toots) Swain of Colorado Springs, Colo.; a sister-in-law, Gladis Sexon of Mullen; and two grandchildren, Anthony D. Wyatt and Alissa S. Arellano.
She was preceded in death by her parents and foster parents; two brothers, Lynn and John; and a foster sister, Dolly Wickham.
Memorials are suggested to the American Lung Association.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. CT Monday at Carpenter Memorial Chapel. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. MT Monday at the Paxton Cemetery at Paxton.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and 1-9 p.m. Sunday at Carpenter Memorial Chapel.