Nina Mae Bryson

Nina Mae (Clark) Bryson, 95 of Anadarko was born March 1, 1925 to Hester (Bennett) and Marion B. Clark in Mountain View, Oklahoma. She passed from this life on Thursday, May 14, 2020 in Chickasha, Oklahoma. When Nina was twelve years old, her parents moved the family to Binger, Oklahoma and from there to Oney, Oklahoma where she graduated from high school in 1943. Nina married her high school sweetheart, Glenn Bryson on July 9, 1946. They were married 67 years before his death in 2014. She and Glenn began their married life on a farm three miles west of Oney. In 1949 they moved to California, where their oldest son, Terry was born in 1950. They returned to Oklahoma that same year and lived on a farm near Boone. In 1953 she and Glenn moved to Washita so he could go to work at the new Public Service Company power plant. In 1955, their second son, Randy was born. In 1964, the Bryson's moved to Anadarko where she resided until 2017 when she made the decision to move to Glenhaven Retirement Village in Chickasha. Nina was always the life of the party and was dearly loved by the staff and the residents. She made many dear friends there and considered them family. Over the years she worked at Lovell's Jewelry and Gifts, Sequoyah Carpet Mill, Sunset Elementary School and Richey's Shoe Store. She loved traveling and served as a tour guide on over twenty bus tours with Sunshine Travel. After her husband's retirement in 1985, they bought their first RV and spent several winters in Quartzsite, Arizona. In 1989, they bought a membership in Treasure Lake RV Resort in Branson, Missouri where they spent many spring and summer months entertaining family and friends. She took great pride in her home. She loved decorating, keeping house and taking care of her "boys". Nina was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Glenn; her brothers Ben and Joe Clark; her sisters Addis Chandler, Willie Freeman, and Marion (Carmen) Barger; her nieces Jackie Finley and Marilyn Taylor. She is survived by her two sons, Terry and wife Bobbi of Stillwater, Oklahoma and Randy and wife Sharon of Anadarko, Oklahoma; three grandchildren, Eric Bryson and wife Siri of Stillwater, Oklahoma, Erin Bellasai and husband John of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Erin Olmsted and husband Matt of Crescent, Oklahoma; seven great-grandchildren, Elliott and Althea Rose Bellasai, Obie Glenn Bryson, Sydney Molz and husband John, Trey, Josey and Jude Olmsted; two great-great grandchildren. Elisha and Moriah Molz; one sister-in-law, Mary Farrer of Eufaula, Oklahoma; two nephews, Don Clark and wife Kitty of Anadarko, Oklahoma and Allen Finley of Binger, Oklahoma; her niece Judy Chambers and husband Bruce of Hinton, Oklahoma and her special friends, Frieda and RD Robnett of Anadarko, Oklahoma. Funeral services will be at 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at the Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Anadarko, Oklahoma. Rev. Monte Moran will officiate. Burial will follow in the Memory Lane Cemetery in Anadarko. Services are under the direction of Smith Funeral Home, Anadarko, Oklahoma.Visitation will be Saturday, May 16, 1:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M., Sunday, May17, 1:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. and Monday, May 18, 9:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.smithfuneralservices.com.

Nina Mae Bryson

March 1, 1925 - May 14, 2020

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