Obituary

Bryant, W.C. (Birdie)
Graveside services for W.C. "Birdie" Bryant, 90, of Abernathy, Texas, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, in the Abernathy Cemetery with Randall Carr and Delaine Rapp officiating. Services are under the direction of Abell Funeral Home and Flower Shop of Abernathy, Texas. Mr. Bryant died Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015, in Lubbock, TX."Birdie" was born Sept. 22, 1925, to Jesse and Agna (Billingsley) Bryant in Pecan Gap, Texas. He attended school in Abernathy and played basketball and ran track. After graduation, W.C. enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, serving from Jan. 15, 1944, until May 8, 1946. He married Imogene Myatt on April 12, 1947, in Lubbock, TX and farmed his entire life in the Abernathy area. "Birdie" spent many years coaching Little Dribblers Basketball and Little League Baseball. He was an avid sports and stock show fan watching not only his grandchildren, but those of the community also. He truly "bled maroon and white." W.C. was elected to the Board of Directors of the South Plains Electric Co-op. Over the years, he served as a deacon and later as an elder at the Abernathy Church of Christ. He is preceded in death by his wife, Imogene Bryant, on June 28, 2012, two brothers, Mitchell Bryant and W.T. Bryant, and a sister, Rachel Austin. He is survived by two daughters, Cathy Andrews of League City, Texas, and Carolyn Goodwin and husband, James, of Lubbock, Texas; a son, Larry Bryant and wife, Dana, of Abernathy; eight grandchildren, Damon Andrews and wife, Tiffany, of Bonham, Texas, Davin Andrews and Lora Andrews, both of League City, Krista Gibson and husband, Phil, of Oak Point, Texas, Erin Cillessen and husband, Duane, of Alto, New Mexico, Magan King and husband, Shiloh, of Lubbock, Jaime Kuykendall of Ardmore, Oklahoma, and Jeff Goodwin and wife, Tracy, of Louisville, Kentucky, and 16 great-grandchildren.The family suggests memorial donations be sent to the Children's Home of Lubbock, 4404 Idalou Road, Lubbock, TX 79403 or the Texas Boys Ranch, 4810 N. County Road 2800, Lubbock, TX 79403.