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At the time of his death at the age of sixty-seven, Bryant was battling cancer.<ref>“Secretary of State Dies of Cancer at 67; Was Serving His 7th Term,” ''The Arkansas Gazette,'' October 31, 1975, pp. 1A, 3A.</ref>
At the time of his death at the age of sixty-seven, Bryant was battling cancer.<ref>“Secretary of State Dies of Cancer at 67; Was Serving His 7th Term,” ''The Arkansas Gazette,'' October 31, 1975, pp. 1A, 3A.</ref>
Bryant was married to the former Elizabeth Sutton (February 19, 1912 – July 7, 1997), a native of Marianna in Lee County along the [[Mississippi River]] in eastern Arkansas. She was the daughter of O. C. Sutton and the former Florence Dorsett. Mrs. Bryant, like her husband, had resided for many years in Hope and Little Rock, where she worked in various capacities in the state capital, including the offices of secretary of state, treasurer, and the state legislature. Mrs. Bryant graduated from the [[University of Arkansas]] at Fayetteville in 1934 and was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority. She was a member of the [[Daughters of the American Revolution]], Business and Professional Women's Club, Arkansas Democratic Women, Junior Auxiliary, the Cosmopolitan Club, and the Arkansas Historical Society.
Bryant was married to the former Elizabeth Sutton (February 19, 1912 – July 7, 1997), a native of Marianna in Lee County along the [[Mississippi River]] in eastern Arkansas. She was the daughter of O. C. Sutton and the former Florence Dorsett.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=61843&h=616279328&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=EOs624&_phstart=successSource|title=Elizabeth Sutton Bryant|publisher=Ancestry.com|accessdate=October 23, 2019}}</ref> Like her husband, Mrs. Bryant had resided for many years in Hope and Little Rock, where she worked in various capacities in the state capital, including the offices of secretary of state, treasurer, and the state legislature. Mrs. Bryant graduated from the [[University of Arkansas]] at Fayetteville in 1934 and was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority. She was a member of the [[Daughters of the American Revolution]], Business and Professional Women's Club, Arkansas Democratic Women, Junior Auxiliary, the Cosmopolitan Club, and the Arkansas Historical Society.
Mrs. Bryant died in a nursing home in Murray, [[Kentucky]], the residence of their daughter, Betty Bryant Brockway. The Bryants, who were [[United Methodist]], are interred at Memory Gardens Cemetery south of Hope, which also has the grave of Clinton presidential advisor [[Vince Foster]].
Mrs. Bryant died in a nursing home in Murray, [[Kentucky]], the residence of their daughter, Betty Bryant Brockway. The Bryants, who were [[United Methodist]], are interred at Memory Gardens Cemetery south of Hope, which also has the grave of Clinton presidential advisor [[Vince Foster]].