Mrs. Lottie Bryant

BRYANT, Mrs. Lottie - Age 91, passed away Friday, March 4, 2016 at Regency of Grand Blanc-Grand Blanc, MI. Family hour 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 11, 2016 at Christ Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, 317 E. Hamilton Ave., with funeral service commencing at 12:00 p.m. Pastor Gary Suggs officiating. Interment Lovedale Memorial Cemetery, G-5175 E. Bristol Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 11:00 a.m. Friday. Mrs. Bryant will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Thursday. Lottie Mae Bryant was born January 11, 1925, in Farmersville, Louisiana, the oldest child of Jacob Archer and Lillian Hendricks. She departed this life, March 4, 2016, surrounded by her children. Proverbs 16:3, “Whatever you do, do it as a service to Him, and He will guarantee your success.” Lottie Bryant was a devoted member of Christ Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church for over fifty years. She was a beloved Sunday School Teacher, Sunday School Superintendent and a faithful member of the National Baptist Convention. Proverbs 4:13, “Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.” Mrs. Bryant was a firm believer in the importance of education. She earned a Bachelor’s of Arts in Christian Education from United Theological Seminary, Monroe, Louisiana in 1988, maintained a Licensed Practical Nursing certification, and held many other certifications including those in Industrial Management and Medical Office Assistance. Proverbs 22:6, “Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Mrs. Bryant was a devoted mother of six children. From her marriage to Willie Solomon, she became mother to Linda and Roger. Her marriage to John Roy Bryant, on October 30, 1954, brought four children, Kathy, Stacey, Jay and Reener. She was grandmother to eighteen and great-grandmother of twenty-six. Proverbs 12:11, “Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits lacks sense.” In 1962, Lottie and her late husband Roy rented a small store front near the corner of Witherbee and North streets, and became owners of Roy’s Live Fish Market until 1986. She was employed as a Machine Operator for General Motors at AC Spark Plug from 1969 to 1986. She worked in the health care industry as a Licensed Practical Nurse at Flint Osteopathic Hospital, as an orderly at Hurley Medical Center, worked as a nurse’s aide and was the first black female orderly at Detroit Receiving Hospital. Proverbs 31:31, “Give her the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.” Lottie Bryant was a gifted quilter and was recognized for the many, many quilts she made for the homeless. She was a community activist and civil rights advocate who was a part of the Fair Housing Movement in Flint and part of the Black Nurses Association. Mrs. Bryant was President of the Gracelawn Avenue Block Club for many years. She loved sewing, reading, fishing and traveling. Forever cherishing her memories are her children Linda Whitehead of Detroit, MI; Roger (Linda) Solomon of Grand Blanc, MI; Mary Kathleen (Mitchell, Jr.) Atkinson of Flint, MI; and Jay (Kathi) Bryant of Patuxent River, MD; sisters Emma Jean Ball of Detroit, MI; Lillian Bolden of Detroit, MI; brother Estes (Henry Mae) Archer of Detroit, MI; son-in-law, Alphonso Foster, Sr. of Flint, MI; daughter-in-law, Leann Dean of MD; eighteen grandchildren; twenty-six great-grandchildren, countless cousins, nieces, nephews and friends. She is preceded in death by her husband, John Roy Bryant, daughter, Reener Foster, son, John Stacey Bryant, parents, Jacob and Lillian Archer, sisters, Betty Archer, Mary Louise Bryant, and Dorothy Archer, brothers, Bennie, Ozell, Emmit, and Nathaniel Archer and son-in-law, Leo Whitehead. The family of Mrs. Bryant wishes to give special thanks to The Regency at Grand Blanc, Pam Williams and the office of Dr. Ahmed A. Arif, caregiver Sharon McCombs and the Taylor Family.

Mrs. Lottie Bryant

January 12, 1925 - March 4, 2016