Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home

CAMDEN - Henry Lyman Bryant, 92, passed away February 23, 2015 after a brief illness at Quarry Hill.
Born in Brockton, MA, December 16, 1922 he was the son of Waldo R. and Lillian Bearce Bryant.
After graduating from the Manlius School, Manlius, NY in 1941, he attended Boston University.
During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army as a Combat Infantry Leader with the 38th INF, 2nd INF Division, 1944 -1945 in Europe. He participated in the major battles from Normandy to the Battle of the Bulge, and conclusion of the war.
For his valor he was awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star with Oak Leaf, Purple Heart, Army Commendation Medal, Army Reserve Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, and Presidential Unit Citation with two Oak Leaf Clusters. He was active in the Army Reserve and retired with the rank of Major.
Following the war, he moved with his family to Tenants Harbor where he served as Postmaster more than thirty years, retiring in 1983.
Long active in his community Mr. Bryant was a past member and officer of the Jackson Memorial Library and Seaside Cemetery Association. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, he served three terms as a Selectman with the town of St. George. He was a member of the original Town Manager Committee and Elementary School Building Committee. A longtime member of Eureka Lodge of Masons and a past patron of Naomi Chapter #25 OES, he was also a member of the American Legion Post #34.
Mr. Bryant enjoyed being with his family, the outdoors, and was an avid boating enthusiast.
He was pre-deceased by his loving wife of 64 years, Virginia M. Bryant on March 27, 2008. He is survived by a son, Jeffery Bryant of Fort Lauderdale, FL; four daughters, Janice Samson and her husband, Roger of Camden, Jennifer Roberts and her husband, Warren of Deming, NM, Jill Hupper and her husband, Craig of Tenants Harbor, Jocelyn Hallowell of Rockport; four grandchildren, Bradford Samson and his wife, Anne of Portland, Joshua Hupper of Tenants Harbor, Jessica Gale and her husband, Matthew of Gray, Adam Hallowell of Rockport; one great-granddaughter, Elizabeth Marie Hupper of Tenants Harbor, and many nieces and nephews. He was pre-deceased by his sister, Olivia B. Frantz in 1972.
Memorial donations may be made to St. George Volunteer Ambulance and Firefighters Association, P.O. Box 249, Tenants Harbor, ME 04860, or Pope Memorial Humane Society of Knox County, P.O. Box 1294, Rockland, ME 04841.
Funeral arrangement are in the care of Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home of Rockland. A spring service will be announced. To share a memory or condolence with Mr. Bryant’s family, please visit his Book of Memories at www.bchfh.com.