B.D. Bryant

FROM THE BIOGRAPHCAL HISTORY OF PRIMITIVE OR OLD SCHOOL BAPTIST MINISTERS BY DAVID MONTGOMERY AND MARK GREEN Pictured: Elder B.D. Bryant and Wife, Eula. ELDER B. D. BRYANT Elder Bryant, of Tiptonville, Tenn., passed away Thursday, May 26, 1994, at the age of 90, and was buried at Milan, Tenn. Funeral services were conducted by Elders Edward Harris and T. L. Webb, Jr. He was ordained to the ministry atWest Plains Church near Milan on October 28, 1928. He united with the church there in 1922, was baptized by Elder J. W. Adams, and had served that body for over 60 years. He also served many other churches in the West Tennessee area and also Bethel Church near Morehouse, Missouri, and Rector Church in Rector, Arkansas. His companion, Eula Bryant, preceded him in death in February 1985. He was survived by two sons, Edwin and Erwin. Elder Bryant was an able minister of the Gospel of Christ, and one of the most humble and sound men among us. He was indeed a Prince in Zion, a great man in the church of God, dearly loved by many. His counsel and advice were sought by many. He obtained a large library of religious books during his lifetime, many purchased from sources in England. Not having a college education, he read constantly and applied himself to his ministry by diligent study of the Bible and the writings of men of the past.