Mitchell Bryant

Mitchell (Mickey) Bryant, age 74,

passed away peacefully at home

on November 8, 2025. He was born

December 18, 1950 to Elizabeth

Mackey and Lurton Bryant in

Clarksville, TN. He attended

Clarksville High School. He worked

at Frosty Morn Meats for ten

years, then in Maintenance at

Austin Peay State University for

the next eighteen years, first as a

painter, then as the supervisor

over the paint crew. He also owned

and managed several rental homes.

Adults were often put off by

Mickey's unsmiling face, but children

never were. They sensed that he was

friendly, and that they would be safe

in his company. Mickey was a quiet

observer of people. He often noticed

when someone was sad, lonely, or in

need of help. He often unobtrusively

reached out to give aid or comfort.

His wife-to-be was strongly drawn to

him the night they met. Indeed, they

married two years later, reaching their

fifty-third anniversary in October 2025.

Mickey had friends in his Hardee's

breakfast group, at the Senior Citizens

Center where he enjoyed shooting

pool, and at Hilldale Church of Christ,

where he was a member for fifty years.

He also enjoyed taking karate classes

as a young man, earning black belts in

both Shotokan and Taekwondo

disciplines. He could both dance and

race on roller skates. He had fun fishing,

and camping with his family was a

favorite activity.

Mickey was preceded in death by his

parents, a sister, Janice, and a brother,

Tony. He is survived by his wife Virginia

Tucker Bryant (Ginny), his children Tracey

Bearns, Wendy Foster, and Mark Bryant,

grandchildren Adam Bearns and Rachael

(Dallas) Crader, great-grandchildren

Lynnlee Renae Crader and Bennett

Wayne Crader, brother Jerry, sisters

Kathy Walton and Betty Miller.

Visitation will be held at Hilldale Church

of Christ, 501 TN-76, Clarksville, TN

37043 on Saturday, November 22, 2025,

from 9-11am, followed by the memorial

service at 11am.