Submitted by: Dan Rich

 

Betty Cushman Bryant

July 22, 1910 - April 4, 2003

 

South Bend Tribune 4/8/2003

Betty Cushman Bryant, 92, of Wakewa Avenue, South Bend, Ind., died at 12:53 p.m. Friday, April 4, in Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center following a short illness. Mrs. Bryant was born July 22, 1910, in New Bethlehem, Pa., to the late Harry and Madge (Jones) Weber and had lived in Ford City, Pa., until moving to South Bend. In Kittanning, Pa., she married Jack Cushman, who preceded her in death in 1967. On June 5, 1972, in South Bend, she married Paul S. Bryant, who died in 1978. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Harry S. and William R. Weber. She is survived by a daughter, Betsy Roessner of South Bend; a granddaughter, Cricket Roessner of Ridgeway, Colo.; and a sister, Madge M. Weber of Kittanning. Mrs. Bryant was an avid tennis and bridge player. She belonged to the St. Joseph Valley Bridge Club, among others. She was a member of Benevolent Order of Elks #235 Auxiliary in South Bend, Morris Park Country Club, and the University Club.

 

Private services and burial will be held at St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger, Ind. There will be no visitation. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Joseph County, 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637 or to Animal Control of South Bend. Welsheimer Funeral Home, 521 N. William St., is handling arrangements.