- Date Of Birth: October 3, 1937
- Date Of Death: February 27, 2015
- State: Illinois
Richard Bryant, 77, of Peru, passed away February 27, 2015 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at the Mueller Funeral Home in Peru with Rev. Betty Delgado, pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in LaSalle officiating. Burial will follow at Peru City Cemetery with full military rites conducted by the Peru Veteran’s Military Group. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Mr. Bryant was born on October 3, 1937 in Johnson City, TN to David and Ruby (Tester) Bryant. He married Barbara Burton on May 8, 1976 in Batavia. He served in the Marine Corps from 1956 to 1959. He was a driver/supervisor at Consolidated Freightways and later worked as a realtor for Janko Realty in Peru.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara of Peru; two children, Anna (Dan) Pavy of Peru and Gene (Jani) Bryant of Washington; 8 grandchildren, Amanda (Justin) Beard, Sarah (Corey) Blair, Amber Bryant, April (Matt) Hood, Abbey Bryant, Shaina (Justin) Part, William Bryant and Ryne Bryant; 8 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Bob (Charlotte) Bryant of Johnson City, TN and Eddie (Cathy) Bryant of Johnson City, TN; one sister, Karen (Jimmy) Bennett of Johnson City, TN. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sons, John and Richard Bryant; and three brothers.
