- Date Of Birth: November 10, 1942
- Date Of Death: March 2, 2014
- State: Virginia
BRYANT, Lillie Byrd, 72, of Richmond, joined the Lord Sunday, March 2, 2014. She was born to the late Silas and LaRue Lanning, November 10, 1942. Lillie was preceded in death by her devoted husband, Clifford Earl Bryant, and brothers: Silas Maury, Jack Vernon, and Michael Glen. She will be sadly missed by her sisters, Shirley Pruitt and Deborah Patterson, and her brothers Thomas, Robert, and Leroy Lanning, along with her children, friends, and countless nieces and nephews.
Lillie was a graduate of Varina High School Class of 1960. She was an employee of Philip Morris for 24 years and co-owner of Bryant Motors. Lillie enjoyed gardening and antiquing. She was a devout Christian and an active member of Lyndale Baptist Church and took delight in rescuing animals.
Lillie is survived by five children: Ralph Wayne and Cindy Byrd, of Powhatan; Douglas Byrd and Leslie Seamans, of Dinwiddie; Wallace Byrd and Brenda Taylor, of Henrico; Katherine LaRue and husband Paul Richard Morris, of Chesterfield; Lee Bryant, of Richmond; and her former husband and close friend, Ralph Wayne Byrd, Sr. She cherished her seven grandchildren: Nicole, Nathan, Jackie, Harley, Gabriella, Kelly, and McKayla Marie as well as her four great grandchildren: MacKenzie, Terri, Nathan, and Owen.
