Funeral services for Samuel “Kyle” Bryant, 64, of Alto, will be held at 2 p.m. today, Nov. 28, at Evans Funeral Home Chapel, Jefferson, with the Rev. Steve Stewart officiating. Burial will follow at Walnut Fork Baptist Church Cemetery in Braselton, with Rick Bridgeman, Heath Migliore, Rick Kloog, Brian Rickman, Sam Beard and Herman “Roscoe” Cronic honored as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Rich McCrillis, Ralph Crumbley, Charles Chapman and John Cody.

Mr. Bryant died Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012.

Born in Dublin, Ga., he was a son of the late E.K. Bud Bryant and Callie Simmons Bryant.

Mr. Bryant was a veteran of the United States Air Force, where he served in Guam during the Vietnam War. Mr. Bryant was a member of Buford Masonic Lodge No. 292 and also a member of the Peace Officers Association of Georgia. Mr. Bryant was commander of the Mountain Judicial Drug Task Force and the Narcotic and Criminal Suppression Team.

Mr. Bryant was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Gary Bryant.

Survivors include his daughter, Callie Bryant of Braselton; life-time companion, Carmen Adams of Alto; former wife, Debra Bryant of Braselton; and stepson, Steve Stewart of Gainesville; brothers and sister, Kenneth (Hazel) Bryant of Buford, Wanda (Ralph) Crumbley of Gray, Larry (Connie) Bryant of Macon; sister-in-law, Diane McCrillis, Buford; and a number of nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Open Arms Food Ministry at Cornerstone Assembly of God, 3622 Atlanta Hwy., Flowery Branch, GA 30542.

Online condolences may be expressed at evansfuneralhomeinc.com.

Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, is in charge of arrangements.

The Northeast Georgian

November 28, 2012