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Blanche H. Bryson

Charlotte (Peffley) Bryson

Elmer D. Bryson

Howard Bryson



Blanche Bryson

 Blanche H. Bryson, 85, of 605 Boyer Ave. died Oct. 9, 1995, at the Washington Odd Fellows Home.

 Those who wish may meet at Mountain View Cemetery, 2120 S. Second Ave., for the 2 p.m. graveside service Thursday.  The Rev. Pat Robbennolt of the First Congregational Church will officiate.

 Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice through Herring Funeral Home, 315 W. Alder St.
 Miss Bryson was born March 26, 1910 in Walla Walla to Elmer D. and Charlotte Doane (sic-not her name) Bryson.  She attended schools in Walla Walla and graduated from Walla Walla High School and Whitman College.

 A lifetime Walla Walla resident, she taught school in the Touchet-Gardenia area for a time.  She was in the sheep business and worked in the family business and helped set up camp for sheepherders.  She devoted her entire life to helping her parents in this venture.
 Miss Bryson was a member of First Congregational Church, Daughters of the Pioneers, Daughters of the Nile, Order of the Eastern Star, Rebekah Lodge Narcissa No. 2, Colonial Dames, Huguenot Society and the Whitman College Alumni Association.
 Surviving are a sister-in-law, Vivian Bryson of Tacoma; and two nieces, Barbara Bishop of Pullman and Katherine Holden of Woodinville, Wash.  Her brother, Howard Bryson, preceded her in death.

  --Walla Walla Union-Bulletin (WA), Tuesday, 10 October 1995, pg. 8


Charlotte (Peffley) Bryson

 Charlotte May Bryson, 95, of 605 Bryant St., died Saturday at Park Manor Nursing Home.

 She was born in Waubeek, Iowa, on July 16, 1880, and came west with her parents and family by train to Cove, Ore., in 1886.  She attended Ascention School in Cove and later taught school for several terms in Eastern Oregon.  She attended Whitman College Academy in 1902 and 1903, and later taught at Valley Grove, Whitman Station and Slater, Wash.

 On June 30, 1907 she married Elmer D. Bryson in Pasco.  The couple homesteaded in the Touchet area and lived there until 1918 when they moved to Walla Walla.

 She was a member of the Ladies Aide of the First Congregational Chu8rch, Alki Chapter No, 25, O. E. S., El Karnak Club No. 6 of Spokane, El Karnak Club No. 3 of Walla Walla; and the Washington State Hugnot.  She was also a member of the National Society, the Deborah Wing Chapter Colonial Dames XVII and Century Chapter No. 12, Daughter of Pioneers of Washington.

 Survivors include her daughter, Blanche H. Bryson of Walla Walla; her son, Howard R. Bryson of Orting, Wash.; her two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

 The funeral will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Groseclose Garden Chapel with the Rev. Emrys P. Thomas of the First Congregational Church officiating.  Burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery.

  --Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, Monday, September 22, 1975, pg. 11
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 BRYSON - Sept. 20, 1975 at Park Manor Nursing home.  Charlotte May Bryson of 605 Boyer, aged 95 years.  Survived by daughter, Miss Blanche H. Bryson, Walla Walla; son, Howard R. Bryson, Orting, Wash.; 2 grandchildren, Kathryn V. Holden, Woodenville, Wn.; Barbara J. Bishop, Pullman, Wash.; 3 great-grandchildren, Julie K. Holden, Woodenville, Wash., Christina A. Bishop, Pullman, Wash., Jeffrey bishop, Pullman, Wash.  Born July 16, 1880 in Waubeck, Iowa.  Member of Ladies Aide of the First Congregational Church, Alki Chapter No. 25, O.E.S., El Karnak Club No. 6, Spokane, El Karnak Club No. 6, Spokane, El Karnak Club no. 3, Walla Walla, Washington State Hugenot Chapter colonial Dames XVII Century, Chapter No. 12, Daughters of the Pioneers of Washington.  GROSECLOSE GARDEN CHAPEL, Larry Krivoshein, Funeral Director.  (paid notice)

  --Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, Monday, September 22, 1975, pg. 11


Death Takes E. D. Bryson

 Elmer D. Bryson, 605 Boyer, died Saturday afternoon at a local nursing home.  H was 59 years old and was a resident of this region for 40 years.
 Bryson was a woolgrower and for 25 years, secretary of the Wenaha Wood Growers association.  He graduated from the Weston normal school and the Portland Business college.  He had been in the wool business 31 years and was born December 1, 1881 near Weston.
 Surviving him are his wife, Charlotte; a daughter and son Blanche and Howard, both of Walla Walla, and two sisters, Mrs. Daisy Scott of Enterprise, Ore. And Mrs. Bessie Davis of Redmond, Ore.

 Bryson was a member of the Mason, Shriners, Elks and the Odd Fellows.

  --Walla Walla Union-Bulletin (WA), Sunday, 8 June 1941, front page


Howard Bryson

 TACOMA-Native Walla Wallan Howard Roscoe Bryson, 76, died July 18, 1989, at the Seattle Veterans Administration Medical Center.
 The funeral service was held today at Washington Soldiers' Home Chapel in Orting, Wash., and the memorial service was at Sumner (Wash.) Presbyterian Church.  Burial was at Veterans of all Wars Court in Mountain View Cemetery, Tacoma.

 Memorial contributions may be made to the Sumner Presbyterian Church through hill Funeral Home, 217 E. Pioneer Ave., Puyallup, Wash. 98372.

 Bryson was born July 21, 1912, in Walla Walla.  He was a direct descendant of William I, Price of Orange.  Bryson's ancestors settled at New Amsterdam, N.Y. from the Netherlands and later in Iowa.  Some came West in a covered wagon and settled in Cove, Ore.

 He attended elementary school in Walla Walla.  While at Walla Walla High School, he participated in numerous activities and won a tennis championship.  He graduated from high school at 15 with an IQ of 150.

 He earned a bachelor of arts degree in economics in 1933 from Whitman College when he was 19.  While at Whitman, he was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity, French club, the sophomore play staff, was a advertising manager of The Pioneer, in pep band, manager of the operetta "Pirates of Penzance," and a member of the Drama Club, participating in "Blue Moon."

 He taught commercial and business subjects in the Clarkston High School and later at Washtuncna High School.  He also managed his father's sheep ranch for about five years when his father was in ill health.

 After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Bryson enlisted in the U.S. Army in January 1942.  He married his college sweetheart, Vivian Simas, that year on Aug. 15 at McChord Air Force Base.  During his five-year stint with the Army, he served 3 ½ years overseas during World War II.  He was a staff sergeant in the quartermaster division, attached to the U.S. Army air Corps in the 43rd Services Group.  After going around the world, he was stationed at Bengazi, Libya, and later in the Italian Theater.

 He declined a teaching post at the University of Rome to return to his Seattle home after the war.  He had been decorated with the Victory, Good Conduct, American Theater Service and European-African Middle-Eastern Service medals.

 He worked up to the position of chief claims adjuster with Pacific Fruit and Produce Co. in its home office.  He later became manager of a Firestone store in Seattle.

 In 1952, he moved with his family to Tacoma, settling in a home overlooking the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.  He worked as a detailed pharmaceutical salesman for Ayrherst, McKenna and Harrison Co. and later owned and managed a Richfield service station there.

 After continuing graduate study at the university of Puget Sound, Tacoma, he held teaching posts at Sumner, Trout Lake, Elma and Oakville, Wash.

 Bryson retired at the Washington Soldier's Home in Orting in May 1975.  He served as captain of Roosevelt barracks, was on the Standards Committee of the home, was treasurer of the Disabled American Veterans of the Disabled American Veterans and served on the Governor's Advisory Board of the Veterans Affairs Committee.

 He was a 34-year member of the Sumner Presbyterian Church and a trustee there.  He enjoyed the 3 ½ years spent with the Tacoma Men's Bible Study Fellowship group.

 He went through a number of major surgeries in October 1984 and was in the Seattle Veterans Administration Medical Center for 18 consecutive months.  He had been in the Washington Soldiers home Nursing Care facility since that time.  He returned to the Seattle VA medical facility for more major surgery June 23, 1989.

 Some of his hobbies were reading, clam digging, leather tooling, gardening and traveling.  He was a member of the Huguenot Society; a life member of DAV and Sima Chi; and a former member of Elks Lodge, Knife and Fork Club and the Tacoma Nighters Dance Club.
 Survivors include his wife, at home; two daughters, Kathryn Holden of Woodinville, Wash., and Barbara Bishop of Pullman; his sister, Blanche Bryson of Walla Walla; and three grandchildren, Christina and Jeffrey Bishop, both of Pullman, and Julie Holden of Woodinville.

  --Walla Walla Union-Bulletin (WA), Friday, 21 July 1989, pg. 3