Shirley (Hoxie) Bryant, 87, of Vernon, beloved wife of the late Richard A. Bryant, died unexpectedly in her home on Saturday, October 2, 2021. Shirley was born in East Hartford, CT, on April 29, 1934, to the late Chesterfield and Bertha (Phippeney) Hoxie. She grew up in East Hartford and Winsted, CT and was a graduate of The Gilbert School in Winsted. She married the love of her life, Richard A. Bryant on June 28, 1959 and they settled in Vernon in 1966. Shirley worked in various positions at several educational institutions throughout the years, including for the Vernon Board of Education, from which she retired in 1997. She was a member of the First Congregational Church of Vernon. Shirley loved reading, singing, Bible Study, and her family. A kind, caring, loving, and devoted wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and friend to many, she will be cherished forever. She leaves her daughters, Karen B. Rowell and her husband H. William Rowell of Virginia Beach, VA, Cynthia L. Bryant and her husband Martin Bihl of Robbinsville, NJ, Nancy A. Bryant and her fiancé Joseph Groves of Vernon, and Pamela L. Bryant of Vernon; her sister, Florence Nagy and her husband Alex of Pittsfield, MA; and her grandchildren, Emily B. Bihl of St. Louis, MO, Alison D. Ingram of Ashuelot, NH, and Holden B. Bihl and his fiancée Kathryn J. Houghton of St. Louis, MO. She was predeceased by her brother, Robert Hoxie and her granddaughter, Clarissa Grace Ingram. Her family will receive friends for calling hours on Wednesday, October 6, 2021, from 3-5 PM at the Ladd Turkington & Carmon Funeral Home, 551 Talcottville Rd. (Rt. 83), Vernon.
Shirley (Hoxie) Bryant, 87, of Vernon, beloved wife of the late Richard A. Bryant, died unexpectedly in her home on Saturday, October 2, 2021. Shirley was born in East Hartford, CT, on April 29, 1934, to the late Chesterfield and Bertha (Phippeney) Hoxie. She grew up in East Hartford and Winsted, CT and was a graduate of The Gilbert School in Winsted. She married the love of her life, Richard A. Bryant on June 28, 1959 and they settled in Vernon in 1966. Shirley worked in various positions at several educational institutions throughout the years, including for the Vernon Board of Education, from which she retired in 1997. She was a member of the First Congregational Church of Vernon. Shirley loved reading, singing, Bible Study, and her family. A kind, caring, loving, and devoted wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and friend to many, she will be cherished forever. She leaves her daughters, Karen B. Rowell and her husband H. William Rowell of Virginia Beach, VA, Cynthia L. Bryant and her husband Martin Bihl of Robbinsville, NJ, Nancy A. Bryant and her fiancé Joseph Groves of Vernon, and Pamela L. Bryant of Vernon; her sister, Florence Nagy and her husband Alex of Pittsfield, MA; and her grandchildren, Emily B. Bihl of St. Louis, MO, Alison D. Ingram of Ashuelot, NH, and Holden B. Bihl and his fiancée Kathryn J. Houghton of St. Louis, MO. She was predeceased by her brother, Robert Hoxie and her granddaughter, Clarissa Grace Ingram. Her family will receive friends for calling hours on Wednesday, October 6, 2021, from 3-5 PM at the Ladd Turkington & Carmon Funeral Home, 551 Talcottville Rd. (Rt. 83), Vernon.
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