Theron Downey Bryant age 89, of Gillsville, entered heaven in the early morning hours of Tuesday, December 7, 2021.
He passed away peacefully in his sleep at his residence. Downey was born November 10, 1932, to the late George Dewey & Mary McGinnis Bryant of Murrayville. He was preceded in death by his twin brother, Dean, sister Jane Coleman and brother, Jack. Downey served his Country in the United States Air Force having served during the Korean War era. Downey was very talented and enjoyed machine shop work. He trained at Northeast Georgia Technical College in Clarksville and went on to teach machine shop classes at the MDT Center in Gainesville. He retired in 1994 from the US Postal Service after a number of years of service in the Gillsville Post Office. Downey, along with his wife, Carolyn, was a charter member of Pine Grove Baptist Church, now known as Emmanuel Community Church, where he taught the Adult Men’s Sunday School Class for a time and served as a Deacon for 25 years.
Survivors include his loving wife of 67 years, Carolyn House Bryant; son, Bobby (Charlotte) Bryant; daughters, Jan (Rick) Eckert & Karen (Paul) Montecalvo; brother, Sidney Bryant; Grandchildren, Austin Montecalvo, Dylan Montecalvo & Kellen Vanhook; great-grandchild, Peyton Vanhook; a number of nieces & nephews also survive.
Funeral services honoring Downey will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, December 9, 2021, at the Emmanuel Community Church, Gillsville (formerly known as Pine Grove Baptist Church) with Rev. Seth Harvey & Rev. Kip Wright officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Rev. Sam Henderson officiating. Downey will lie in state at the church from 2:00 p.m. until service time. The family will receive friends in the church fellowship hall after the burial service.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Hospice of Northeast Georgia Medical Center, 2150 Limestone Parkway, Gainesville, GA 30501.
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