BRYANT
Oliver Earl Bryant, a native of Bayou La Batre, Ala., and a resident of Mobile, Ala., and Pascagoula, Miss., died at a local hospital on June 8, 2008. A noted naval architect and engineer, Mr. Bryant graduated from the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (Auburn University) in 1942 and served as a lieutenant in the United States Navy in the Pacific Theater during WWII. After his honorable discharge in 1946, he worked as an engineer for Palmer and Baker, before constructing boats on his own in Bayou La Batre. There, he built some of the first all steel shrimp boats on the Gulf Coast, and constructed the first all aluminum tug boat with a welded hull, the Sumter. Later his engineering skills led him to Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, where he served as superintendent of the nuclear submarine program for many years. Additionally, Mr. Bryant constructed boats in Nigeria and Ghana for the Untied States State Department before resuming his engineering career in Pascagoula. Mr. Bryant was also a 32nd degree Mason and a member of the Scottish Rite.
He was preceded in death by his father, Edward Earl (Skipper) Bryant; mother, Maggie T. Bryant; his sister, Margaret Lyon; and his second wife, Shirley Ferchaud Bryant of Pascagoula.
He is survived by four children and one step-son, Christopher (Stacey) Bryant of Mobile, Ala., Reneé (Thomas) Blume of Portland, Ore., Laura (Joe) Hazelwood of Mobile, David (Nancy) Bryant of Kansas City, Kan., and Jay Ferchaud of Jackson, Miss. He is also survived by his first wife, Betty Bryant; two grandchildren, Jessica Mason and Christopher Neal Bryant; as well, nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Graveside services and interment will be at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Bayou La Batre Tuesday, June 10, 2008, at 10:30 a.m.
Arrangements are being handled by Serenity Memorial Gardens.
Oliver Earl Bryant, a native of Bayou La Batre, Ala., and a resident of Mobile, Ala., and Pascagoula, Miss., died at a local hospital on June 8, 2008. A noted naval architect and engineer, Mr. Bryant graduated from the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (Auburn University) in 1942 and served as a lieutenant in the United States Navy in the Pacific Theater during WWII. After his honorable discharge in 1946, he worked as an engineer for Palmer and Baker, before constructing boats on his own in Bayou La Batre. There, he built some of the first all steel shrimp boats on the Gulf Coast, and constructed the first all aluminum tug boat with a welded hull, the Sumter. Later his engineering skills led him to Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, where he served as superintendent of the nuclear submarine program for many years. Additionally, Mr. Bryant constructed boats in Nigeria and Ghana for the Untied States State Department before resuming his engineering career in Pascagoula. Mr. Bryant was also a 32nd degree Mason and a member of the Scottish Rite.
He was preceded in death by his father, Edward Earl (Skipper) Bryant; mother, Maggie T. Bryant; his sister, Margaret Lyon; and his second wife, Shirley Ferchaud Bryant of Pascagoula.
He is survived by four children and one step-son, Christopher (Stacey) Bryant of Mobile, Ala., Reneé (Thomas) Blume of Portland, Ore., Laura (Joe) Hazelwood of Mobile, David (Nancy) Bryant of Kansas City, Kan., and Jay Ferchaud of Jackson, Miss. He is also survived by his first wife, Betty Bryant; two grandchildren, Jessica Mason and Christopher Neal Bryant; as well, nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Graveside services and interment will be at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Bayou La Batre Tuesday, June 10, 2008, at 10:30 a.m.
Arrangements are being handled by Serenity Memorial Gardens.
BRYANT
Oliver Earl Bryant, a native of Bayou La Batre, Ala., and a resident of Mobile, Ala., and Pascagoula, Miss., died at a local hospital on June 8, 2008. A noted naval architect and engineer, Mr. Bryant graduated from the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (Auburn University) in 1942 and served as a lieutenant in the United States Navy in the Pacific Theater during WWII. After his honorable discharge in 1946, he worked as an engineer for Palmer and Baker, before constructing boats on his own in Bayou La Batre. There, he built some of the first all steel shrimp boats on the Gulf Coast, and constructed the first all aluminum tug boat with a welded hull, the Sumter. Later his engineering skills led him to Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, where he served as superintendent of the nuclear submarine program for many years. Additionally, Mr. Bryant constructed boats in Nigeria and Ghana for the Untied States State Department before resuming his engineering career in Pascagoula. Mr. Bryant was also a 32nd degree Mason and a member of the Scottish Rite.
He was preceded in death by his father, Edward Earl (Skipper) Bryant; mother, Maggie T. Bryant; his sister, Margaret Lyon; and his second wife, Shirley Ferchaud Bryant of Pascagoula.
He is survived by four children and one step-son, Christopher (Stacey) Bryant of Mobile, Ala., Reneé (Thomas) Blume of Portland, Ore., Laura (Joe) Hazelwood of Mobile, David (Nancy) Bryant of Kansas City, Kan., and Jay Ferchaud of Jackson, Miss. He is also survived by his first wife, Betty Bryant; two grandchildren, Jessica Mason and Christopher Neal Bryant; as well, nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Graveside services and interment will be at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Bayou La Batre Tuesday, June 10, 2008, at 10:30 a.m.
Arrangements are being handled by Serenity Memorial Gardens.
Oliver Earl Bryant, a native of Bayou La Batre, Ala., and a resident of Mobile, Ala., and Pascagoula, Miss., died at a local hospital on June 8, 2008. A noted naval architect and engineer, Mr. Bryant graduated from the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (Auburn University) in 1942 and served as a lieutenant in the United States Navy in the Pacific Theater during WWII. After his honorable discharge in 1946, he worked as an engineer for Palmer and Baker, before constructing boats on his own in Bayou La Batre. There, he built some of the first all steel shrimp boats on the Gulf Coast, and constructed the first all aluminum tug boat with a welded hull, the Sumter. Later his engineering skills led him to Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, where he served as superintendent of the nuclear submarine program for many years. Additionally, Mr. Bryant constructed boats in Nigeria and Ghana for the Untied States State Department before resuming his engineering career in Pascagoula. Mr. Bryant was also a 32nd degree Mason and a member of the Scottish Rite.
He was preceded in death by his father, Edward Earl (Skipper) Bryant; mother, Maggie T. Bryant; his sister, Margaret Lyon; and his second wife, Shirley Ferchaud Bryant of Pascagoula.
He is survived by four children and one step-son, Christopher (Stacey) Bryant of Mobile, Ala., Reneé (Thomas) Blume of Portland, Ore., Laura (Joe) Hazelwood of Mobile, David (Nancy) Bryant of Kansas City, Kan., and Jay Ferchaud of Jackson, Miss. He is also survived by his first wife, Betty Bryant; two grandchildren, Jessica Mason and Christopher Neal Bryant; as well, nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Graveside services and interment will be at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Bayou La Batre Tuesday, June 10, 2008, at 10:30 a.m.
Arrangements are being handled by Serenity Memorial Gardens.
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