- Date Of Birth: July 20, 1932
- Date Of Death: March 18, 2014
- State: Alabama
have turned for me my mourning into dancing: You have put off my sack cloth and clothed me with gladness. Psalm 30:11
Mary Christine Strickland Bryars, 81, Born July 20, 1932, Died at her home, surrounded by her family,on March 18, 2014 , She was a native and resident of Barlow, AL. Mrs. Bryars was a member of the Millry Church of the Nazarene. She was very devoted to her late husband of fifty nine (59) years, Ossie Bryars. Mrs. Bryars, along with her husband, owned and operated “Bryars Grocery” in Barlow for many years. She was an avid Atlanta Braves Baseball Fan. Mrs. Bryars loved her family very much and they all loved her too.
Survived by:
Daughters
Serita (Randy) Whigham ~ Daphne, AL
Jolayne (David) Smith ~ Hickory, MS
Cynthia Williams ~ Barlow, AL
Daughter-In-Law ~ Linda Bryars ~ Millry, AL
Sons
Bobby (Brenda Whigham) Bryars ~ Barlow, AL
Ossie Timothy (Mitzi) Bryars ~ Barlow, AL
Brother
Carroll (Bonnie) Strickland ~ Copeland, AL
Sisters
Dorothy Ann (Edgar) Sutton ~ Raburn, AL
Sharon Odom ~ Barlow, AL
Seventeen Grandchildren & Twenty Nine Great Grandchildren
Preceded in Death by: Parents: Robert Conrad Strickland & Maudie Mae McIlwain Strickland
Husband of 59 years – Ossie Bryars
Son – Ronnie Bryars
Granddaughter – Kristen Leigh Bryars
Grandson – Jeffrey Alan Whigham
Services
March 21, 2014 Barlow United Methodist Church, Millry, Alabama
Grandsons: Parker Bryars, Hunter Bryars, Joseph Smith, Jason Whigham
Great Grandsons: Logan Smith, Caleb Whigham
