Ruth A. Bryant

Ruth A. Bryant, 91, of Greenfield, died at 6:05 pm on Sunday, September 4, 2011 at Hearth & Care, Greenfield, following a four month illness. She was born on October 24, 1919 near Austin, Ohio, the daughter of the late Noah and Eliza Margaret O'Brien Harper. On August 23, 1941 she married Ralph Bryant who preceded her in death in 1984.

She is survived by three children; Margaret (James) Block of Greenfield, Wayne (Connie) Bryant of Frankfort and Linda (Wallace) Ward of London, eight grandchildren; Sandy Zickafoose, Debby Fink, Marsha Lutz, Kimberly Palm, Sheryl Sever, Nikki Bryant, Brandi Ackley, Anna Ernst, nine great grandchildren, six step great grandchildren, and four step great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one grandson, Zachary Ward and one sister, Ollie Houck.

Ruth was a 1938 graduate of Frankfort High School and was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was a member of the Austin United Methodist Church for more than sixty years, where she had been a member of the Austin Women's Society for more than fifty years. She was member of the Pisgah Friendship Circle and the Highland County Senior Citizens.

Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, September 8, 2011 at the ANDERSON-EBRIGHT FUNERAL HOME, Greenfield(formerly Anderson-Strueve) with Pastor Neil Foster officiating. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Cemetery, Frankfort where her eight granddaughters will serve as pallbearers. Friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday from 5 to 8 p.m.