Laurence W. Bryant Livermore Falls, Maine Obituary

Laurence W. Bryant

Gulfport, Florida – Laurence W. Bryant, 86, a resident Jay, Maine and Gulfport, Florida, passed away peacefully, Sunday, January 8th at his home in Gulfport, Florida. He was born August 14, 1930 in Jay, the son of Lauriston Bryant and Arlene (Tweedie) Bryant. Laurence was a 1949 graduate of Jay High School. He proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corp during the Korean War. On July 2, 1951 at St. Rose of Lima Church in Jay, he married Irene Grondin. Laurence worked for International Paper Company at the Otis and Androscoggin Mills in Jay. He retired in 1994. He was a member of the American Legion – George Bunton Post 10 in Livermore Falls; and the International Paper Company Quarter Century Club. He enjoyed traveling and fishing in the Allagash, his weekly cribbage games with his three buddies and playing shuffleboard on the Beachway Park Team. He is survived by his wife of 65 years Irene Bryant of Jay and Florida; his daughters, Cathy Leclair and her husband Normand of Jay; and Linda Vail and her husband Robert of Cumberland; his son, Brent Bryant and his wife Monica of Hollis; 9 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, his brothers, Robert Bryant and his wife Phyllis of Livermore and Gulfport, Florida, his twin Clarence Bryant of Livermore; Donald Bryant of Jay; and Kermit Bryant and his wife Paulette of Jay; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents and grandchildren, Anthony Leclair and Kristen French. Messages of condolence may be sent to: www.finleyfuneralhome.com Bryant – Died Sunday, January 8, 2017 in Gulfport, Florida. Laurence W. Bryant, 86, of Jay, Maine and Gulfport, Florida. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 AM, Saturday, January 21st at St. Rose of Lima Church, 1 Church Street, Jay, Maine. There will be visitation at the church from 10-11 AM, prior to the funeral Mass. Interment Maine Veterans Cemetery, 163 Mount Vernon Road, Augusta, Maine. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to: Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, 383 Main Avenue, 5th Floor, Norwalk, CT 06851 or online: https://www.themmrf.org/donate-to-mmrf/
August 14, 1930 - January 8, 201708/14/193001/08/2017
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Gulfport, Florida – Laurence W. Bryant, 86, a resident Jay, Maine and Gulfport, Florida, passed away peacefully, Sunday, January 8th at his home in Gulfport, Florida. He was born August 14, 1930 in Jay, the son of Lauriston Bryant and Arlene (Tweedie) Bryant. Laurence was a 1949 graduate of Jay High School. He proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corp during the Korean War. On July 2, 1951 at St. Rose of Lima Church in Jay, he married Irene Grondin. Laurence worked for International Paper Company at the Otis and Androscoggin Mills in Jay. He retired in 1994. He was a member of the American Legion – George Bunton Post 10 in Livermore Falls; and the International Paper Company Quarter Century Club. He enjoyed traveling and fishing in the Allagash, his weekly cribbage games with his three buddies and playing shuffleboard on the Beachway Park Team. He is survived by his wife of 65 years Irene Bryant of Jay and Florida; his daughters, Cathy Leclair and her husband Normand of Jay; and Linda Vail and her husband Robert of Cumberland; his son, Brent Bryant and his wife Monica of Hollis; 9 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, his brothers, Robert Bryant and his wife Phyllis of Livermore and Gulfport, Florida, his twin Clarence Bryant of Livermore; Donald Bryant of Jay; and Kermit Bryant and his wife Paulette of Jay; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents and grandchildren, Anthony Leclair and Kristen French. Messages of condolence may be sent to: www.finleyfuneralhome.com Bryant – Died Sunday, January 8, 2017 in Gulfport, Florida. Laurence W. Bryant, 86, of Jay, Maine and Gulfport, Florida. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 AM, Saturday, January 21st at St. Rose of Lima Church, 1 Church Street, Jay, Maine. There will be visitation at the church from 10-11 AM, prior to the funeral Mass. Interment Maine Veterans Cemetery, 163 Mount Vernon Road, Augusta, Maine. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to: Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, 383 Main Avenue, 5th Floor, Norwalk, CT 06851 or online: https://www.themmrf.org/donate-to-mmrf/

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