Christine H Bryan

December 12, 1926 - August 27, 2016

Mrs. Christine H. Bryan, age 89 passed away Saturday, August 27, 2016. She was born December 12, 1926 in Alvarado, Texas to the late Travis Hewitt and the late Ethel Cook Hewitt, She graduated Forest High School, Texas in 1945 and married Bill Bryan June 8, 1947. Her interests, family first, cooking and trying new recipes, home-grown gardening (veggies and flowers), reading and was a supporter of the Guntersville Library. A breast cancer survivor, she was always available with a covered dish, a card or a phone call of encouragement for newly diagnosed cancer patients, many of those contacts were friends for years. Christine was a member of many organizations; Pilot Club, where she serviced as National Secretary, a Hospice Volunteer, the Grey Lady with the American Red Cross, Tutor/Mentor at Cherokee Elementary, Volunteer for Nursing Homes, Active member of the Guntersville First United Methodist Church and Scruggs Sunday School Class. She was a legal secretary in Gainsville, GA., a secretary for Carr Funeral Home in the 60’s, Ross-Graden Lumber in the 80’s and Metal Research in the 90’s. She loved to travel and visited 6 of the 7 continents, she always said she stayed in a few 5-star hotels but in many minus-any-stars hotels. She worshipped in large Methodist Church in Sidney, Australia, St. Paul’s in London and St. Peter’s at the Vatican. ; Rode a bull in Australia and an elephant in Thailand, Visited the tomb of Christopher Columbus in Spain and Lenen’s tomb in Moscow; Drank champagne and ate caviar 150 miles north of the Arctic Circle, visited the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, brought home a piece of the Berlin Wall, she held Bill’s feet while he kissed the Blarney Stone in Lreland, climbed the Great Wall of China, Cruised the Caribbean and passed through Panama Canal, she ate mutton in Morocco and ate reindeer in Finland, toured a “house-of-ill-repute” in Alaska (now a museum), dined in the Eiffel Tower and in London, she found the grave of a relative at Westminster Abbey ( this relative was so “frugal” that he was buried vertically instead of horizontally, so as to purchase less space). Christine is survived by her beloved husband, William J. “Bill” Bryan, two daughters, Denise Bryan and Sharon Kilpatrick Son-in-law, John Kilpatrick, a sister, Jimmie Apple, three nephews and one niece. Visitation will be Tuesday, August 30, 2016 beginning at 9:00 followed with a funeral service at 10:00 in the Chapel at Guntersville Memorial Chapel. Services with will be officiated by Rev. Bill Millican and the Rev. Terry Bentley with entombment in Brookwood Mausoleum, Honorary Pallbearers will be the Scruggs Sunday School Class. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Hospice of Marshall County Sheppard’s Cove , 408 Martling Road, Albertville or Guntersville First United Methodist Church, 1000 Gunter Avenue, Guntersville. Arrangements entrusted to Guntersville Memorial Church.