Mrs. Bryson Dies At HoniCj
Owned One Of First Organs
Mrs Mary Bell Bryson, who as
a girl rode alone in a baggy to '
Ellijay to take music lessons and ,
who owned one of the first organs .
in Cullasaja community, died in
her sleep Friday morning at her
home in Cullasaja.
She had celebrated her 79th
birthday Jan. 7.
Mrs. Bryson was active until the
time of her death. The day before,
she had sewed for several hours,
mending the lining of a 51-year
old quilt which she had been giv-j
en by her mother.
She was the daughter of the '
late Samuel Alexander and Mrs. ,
Martha Ann Jacobs Bell.
Mrs. Bryson and her hiixband.
William Marion Bryson, who were '
married Aug. 18. 1901, lived in tile ?
Bell homeplace, where Mrs. Bry-j
son was born. The Bry>ons lia<l
rebuilt the Bell home.
Mr. Bryson, who survives, is 81. ;
She was for a long time ors.wi
ist at Salem Methodist Church
Later, she and Mr. Bryson were
charter members of the Cullasaja ;
Assembly of God and she served
that church as both organist and
secretary for many years.
A lover of flowers, she grew
more than 100 varieties of dahlias
and could call them all by name.
Reading was one of her hobbies.
After she had read them, she
Mould take old volumes arid u.se
them for scrapbooks. pasting in
materiaJs over the printed mat
ter.
She was interested in history
and in late years had correspond
ed with a number of people in an
attempt to draw together informa
tion about the Jacobs family, of
which her mother was a member.
Funeral services were held Sat
urday at 2:30 p. m. at Cullasaja
Assembly of God with burial in
the Salem Methodist Church cem
etery The Rev. William C. Jolla.v
Mrs. Bryson's pastor, conducted
the services, assisted by the Rev.
Fred Sorrells. a former Cullasa.ia
minister.
Pallbearers, all grandsons, were
Roy Holland, Bill Holland. Virgil
Holland. Alfred Holland. Jr.. Wiley
Holland, and Kenneth Dills.
Surviving in addition to hev
husband are two sons. John A.
and William Marion Bryson. Jr..
both of Frariklin. Route 5; three
daughters. Miss Annie Bell Bry
son. of the home, and Mrs. Ruth
Jane Holiand and Mrs. Mary Eliz
abeth Dills, of Franklin. Route
5; 16 grandchildren; and 13 great
grandchildren.
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Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Holland
and children. David and # Karen
Of Detroit. Mich., spent last week
visiting their parents. Mr. and
'25: Gordon Tallent. of Franklin
Route 3, end Mr. and Mrs. Fiank
Holland, of Franklin. Route 5. j
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Higslns :
have returned from Haines C J, |
Fla. where they visited their
daughter. Mrs. Frank M. Higdor..
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i Kir and Mrs. C. B. Porter. Jr..
and two children, of Silisbuix
-pent the week end here with
Mrs. Pollers parents.
.and Mrs. Joe Setser. Mrs^Porter
(and the children remained here
for a longer visit.
Mrs. John W Jones and Mr.
and Mrs. Roy F. Cunntngham visit
1 ed Mr. Jones, who is a P^t?e"
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Swannanoa, Sunday.
Miss Frances Winstead went to
Atlanta Ga., Saturday to spend
several days visiting her mo her
Mrs. Mabel W. Holmes, a patient
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! nr and Mrs. John Hart, of
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uncle, Harry Patton. heie last
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John Lindsey, of Greensboro. a
student at N. C. State College
Raleigh, was the week end guest
of Mark Dowdle.
Miss Mary Willis has returned
to Franklin, after staying
Raleigh for two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Potts, o.
Highlands, are spending two week,
in West Palm Beach and other
points in Florida.
Mr and Mrs. Paul Long had
as week end guests their daughter
and son-in-law, Mr. and Mis .
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his guest a college mate, Mlchae
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daughter and son-in-law, Ensign
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111., to spend two weeks hew and
in Ashevllle visiting Ensign Wama
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leave, they will go to Brunswick.
Ga., where Ensign Wamsley ex
pects to be stationed.
Miss Martha Jones, a student
at Montreat College. Montreat.
spent the week end ?t home.
Holland McSwaln was in Chapel
Hill Sunday and returned to
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Mr. and Mrs. Ed Guyer and
Mrs. Charles Taylor, all of ch*?
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R. L. Houston, of Warwick, Va-.
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Mr and Mrs. DeWltt Sutton
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and Mrs. Sonny Lowe and small
daughter, all of Bristol. Va were
here this week visiting Mr. Sut
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and other relatives.
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the funeral of Mrs. W. M. Bryson
Saturday were Miss Otela Bry so ,
Ashevllle, Mr. and Mrs. Carlyle
Ramey and two children, of Hunts
ville, Ala., Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Southard and daughter Brenda.
Mrs. V. C. Ramey, and Mrs. Natn- 1
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