Simpson County Public Defender Travis Hilton Bryant, 58, died unexpectedly of heart failure Saturday at his home.
Services were held Monday at Sharon Presbyterian Church. Pallbearers were David Garner, Judge Robert Evans, Judge Larry Buffington, Billy Stephens, Richard Craft, Greg Craft and Mike Finch. The Rev. J. O. Walker officiated.
Bryant was a graduate of Magee High School, where he played football and basketball, the University of Southern Mississippi, and the Mississippi School of Law. He was a Juris Doctorate and a member of the MENSA Society, and served in the U.S. Navy for four years.
Bryant was a member of the Mississippi Bar Association, the Trial Lawyers Association, and the Simpson County Bar Association. He had a private law practice for 26 years, and had served as the Public Defender of Simpson County for four years.
Survivors include two sons, Travis H. "Sonny" Bryant of Kiln, MS, and Joel H. Bryant of Magee; his mother, Grace Booth Bryant of Magee, and one sister, Ann Bryant Weaver of Pittsburgh, North Carolina.
Obit per Simpson County News July, 18, 1996
Simpson County Public Defender Travis Hilton Bryant, 58, died unexpectedly of heart failure Saturday at his home.
Services were held Monday at Sharon Presbyterian Church. Pallbearers were David Garner, Judge Robert Evans, Judge Larry Buffington, Billy Stephens, Richard Craft, Greg Craft and Mike Finch. The Rev. J. O. Walker officiated.
Bryant was a graduate of Magee High School, where he played football and basketball, the University of Southern Mississippi, and the Mississippi School of Law. He was a Juris Doctorate and a member of the MENSA Society, and served in the U.S. Navy for four years.
Bryant was a member of the Mississippi Bar Association, the Trial Lawyers Association, and the Simpson County Bar Association. He had a private law practice for 26 years, and had served as the Public Defender of Simpson County for four years.
Survivors include two sons, Travis H. "Sonny" Bryant of Kiln, MS, and Joel H. Bryant of Magee; his mother, Grace Booth Bryant of Magee, and one sister, Ann Bryant Weaver of Pittsburgh, North Carolina.
Obit per Simpson County News July, 18, 1996
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