Henry W. “Bill” Bryant, Jr., 79, of Spring, Texas, formerly of Crystal City, died Aug. 21, 2020, at Hermann Memorial Hospital in Woodlands, Texas. Mr. Bryant graduated from the Missouri School of Mines with a chemical engineering degree and spent his entire career working with Mallinckrodt Chemical in St. Louis, Erie and Raleigh before moving to Texas 20 years ago. He had been a member of the Masonic Lodge and the First Presbyterian Church of Conroe, Texas. He had friends all over the country who loved him and his spirit of always wanting to be busy with fun things like golf, cards, swimming and just talking and visiting with friends. He was born April 9, 1941, in St. Louis, the son of the late Bernice Thelma (Schwab) and Henry William “Red” Bryant Sr.
He is survived by his wife of 58 years: Patricia (Lucas) Bryant; a daughter: Lesley M. Bryant; a daughter-in-law: Heather Bryant; three grandsons: Parker, Patrick and Hayden Bryant, all of Texas; two sisters: Janice (Don) of Texas and Sue (Jim) of Missouri and their families; a brother-in-law: Tom (Shirley) Lucas of Maryland and their family.
He was preceded in death by his parents-in-law: Dorothy (Bollinger) and Eugene Lucas; and a son: William Thomas “W.T.” Bryant.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until a funeral service at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, at Vinyard Funeral Home, 616 W. Main St., in Festus, officiated by Pastor Tish Green. Burial is in Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens in Crystal City. Memorials may be made to the “Friends of The Fountain” fund at Grace Presbyterian Church in Crystal City. Arrangements are under the direction of Vinyard Funeral Home.