Eileen Bryant

Eileen Bryant, 84, of Leavenworth County, Kansas passed away Sunday, October 21 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 24 at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, 701 North 94th Street, Kansas City, Kansas. Attendees may meet at the funeral home at 9:30. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Victory Hills Baptist Church, 2010 North 66th Terrace, Kansas City, Kansas 66104.

Eileen was born June 28, 1928 in St. Louis, MO to Lawrence and Eva (Campbell) Wilson. Eileen was a Victory Hills Baptist Church member. She was devoted to her family. She and her husband (James) Earl Bryant owned and operated a heating & air conditioning company, Earl Bryant Enterprises, Inc. Eileen loved flowers and her flower room.

She was preceded in death by her parents Lawrence and Eva Wilson as well as her sister Wanetta McCarron.

Eileen is survived by her husband of sixty-five years, James Earl Bryant; her five children, Diana Criger (Larry), Donna Kemler (Marvin), David Bryant, Vicky Hoegler (Jerry), Michael Bryant (Patti); eleven grandchildren, Carrie DeVries (Jeff), Rob Criger (Sarah), Kathy Reed (John), Chris Kemler (Mari), Jim Bryant (Jen), Julie Hamrick, TC Bryant, Melissa Grann (Chris), Kyle Hoegler (Janet), Cassidy Schneweis (Kyle), and Corey Bryant (Megan); seventeen great grandchildren, Derek, Alex, Charlotte, Ryan, Baylee, James, Cheyenne, Trace, Chris, Pierce, Skyler, Cooper, Sage, Jaeden, Owen, Kate and Cody; her sister Maxine McClanahan, as well as many other family and friends.