Mary Geneva Bryant

Mary Geneva Bryant, age 97, of Du Quoin, Ill., passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012 at 7:10 a.m. in Fairview Nursing Center, Du Quoin, Ill.

Mary was born on Dec. 4, 1914 in Cobden, Ill., a daughter to Herman Andrew and Mary Elizabeth (Sweitzer) Smith. On June 9, 1937, she married William Walter Bryant and he preceded her in death after 42 years of marriage on Feb. 5, 1980. She was a homemaker and a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Du Quoin, Ill. and St. Ann Alter Society.