Don LaVaughn Bryant, 79, of Orange, passed away on August 7, 2012, at his home after his valiant fight against COPD.
Funeral Services were held on Saturday, August 11, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange, Texas. His cremains were buried in Miller Cemetery in Stark, Louisiana on August 15, 2013.
Don was born on May 21, 1933 in Shreveport, Louisiana, to Willie Pearl Bryant Perkins and Julius William Bryant.
He graduated from Starks Louisiana High School and attended Lamar College. He served in the U.S. Air Force as a flight mechanic from 1953 through 1957 and was honorably discharged as a SSGT. He retired from DuPont as a machinist to open his own machine shop at Cove Harbor Marina.
From the time he was a young boy, he enjoyed owning boats, including the houseboats he built himself, and spending many hours on the water with family and friends. Don was an excellent dancer and thoroughly enjoyed jitterbugging. He especially enjoyed spending time with his family and watching beautiful sunsets from the dock at his house on the river. He was well-liked by everyone he met and will be missed by all who knew him.
Funeral Services were held on Saturday, August 11, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange, Texas. His cremains were buried in Miller Cemetery in Stark, Louisiana on August 15, 2013.
Don was born on May 21, 1933 in Shreveport, Louisiana, to Willie Pearl Bryant Perkins and Julius William Bryant.
He graduated from Starks Louisiana High School and attended Lamar College. He served in the U.S. Air Force as a flight mechanic from 1953 through 1957 and was honorably discharged as a SSGT. He retired from DuPont as a machinist to open his own machine shop at Cove Harbor Marina.
From the time he was a young boy, he enjoyed owning boats, including the houseboats he built himself, and spending many hours on the water with family and friends. Don was an excellent dancer and thoroughly enjoyed jitterbugging. He especially enjoyed spending time with his family and watching beautiful sunsets from the dock at his house on the river. He was well-liked by everyone he met and will be missed by all who knew him.
Don LaVaughn Bryant, 79, of Orange, passed away on August 7, 2012, at his home after his valiant fight against COPD.
Funeral Services were held on Saturday, August 11, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange, Texas. His cremains were buried in Miller Cemetery in Stark, Louisiana on August 15, 2013.
Don was born on May 21, 1933 in Shreveport, Louisiana, to Willie Pearl Bryant Perkins and Julius William Bryant.
He graduated from Starks Louisiana High School and attended Lamar College. He served in the U.S. Air Force as a flight mechanic from 1953 through 1957 and was honorably discharged as a SSGT. He retired from DuPont as a machinist to open his own machine shop at Cove Harbor Marina.
From the time he was a young boy, he enjoyed owning boats, including the houseboats he built himself, and spending many hours on the water with family and friends. Don was an excellent dancer and thoroughly enjoyed jitterbugging. He especially enjoyed spending time with his family and watching beautiful sunsets from the dock at his house on the river. He was well-liked by everyone he met and will be missed by all who knew him.
Funeral Services were held on Saturday, August 11, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange, Texas. His cremains were buried in Miller Cemetery in Stark, Louisiana on August 15, 2013.
Don was born on May 21, 1933 in Shreveport, Louisiana, to Willie Pearl Bryant Perkins and Julius William Bryant.
He graduated from Starks Louisiana High School and attended Lamar College. He served in the U.S. Air Force as a flight mechanic from 1953 through 1957 and was honorably discharged as a SSGT. He retired from DuPont as a machinist to open his own machine shop at Cove Harbor Marina.
From the time he was a young boy, he enjoyed owning boats, including the houseboats he built himself, and spending many hours on the water with family and friends. Don was an excellent dancer and thoroughly enjoyed jitterbugging. He especially enjoyed spending time with his family and watching beautiful sunsets from the dock at his house on the river. He was well-liked by everyone he met and will be missed by all who knew him.
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