After a long and full life, Margery Bryant passed away peacefully at the age of 102. She was many things to many people – mom, grandma, great-grandma, auntie, friend, and neighbour and she will be greatly missed by all who knew her. She was predeceased by her husband Everett Bryant (1982), her daughter Joan Lothian (1966), her son-in-law Ron Lothian (1991), her sisters Mary (Bill) MacLeod, Doris (Claire) Beatty, Elsie (Wes) Moore, and her brother Joe (Vi) Hodgson. She will be lovingly remembered by her family - daughter Eunice (Len) Fleischhacker, and children Lonnie (Anya Lisowski) Fleischhacker, Darcie (Scott) Ewert, Blake Ewert, Reid Ewert; her grandson Blair (Val) Lothian, and children Brittany (Mat) Brooks, Jacqueline (Bryden) Klotz, Janine Lothian (Adam Kuhn) and their mom Jamie Lothian; her grandson Craig (Pam) Lothian, and children Kelsey (Jesse) Ross, Jasmine Lothian (Dylan Barker); Marilyn Lothian; many special nieces and nephews; Fay Zimmerman and her children and grandchildren. She was also very fortunate to have had such close and caring friends, Barry and Harriet Gooden, Bruce and Lynn Norsworthy, and so many others that kept her company through all the years.

Margery was born in the Cannington area. She left school at the end of Grade 8 and started housekeeping for various neighbour ladies in the area. She met Everett, a local boy, and they married on June 11, 1934. They went on to have two daughters, Eunice and Joan. They farmed in the area at a few locations before moving to the farm north of Manor we all know in the fall of 1943. There they not only enjoyed farming the land but also enjoyed raising the typical farm animals which included milking the cows morning and night, selling the cream and eggs, all to make a bit of extra money. She lived there for 66 years, 39 of those years with Everett and 26 years by herself. Throughout those years she enjoyed being involved in all aspects of farming, whether working side by side with Everett or through renting the land and being welcomed as a keen participant along the way. Margery was a self-taught accomplished seamstress, who made her own wedding dress and one for each of her daughters. Eunice and Joan never had store bought clothing as mom made all of their clothes. Blair and Craig were always in style, even during the plaid pants era. She also was a very good cook and made the best bread, pies, and butter tarts. In later years, during the winters she made a quilt for each of her grandkids and great granddaughters and crocheted and knitted countless doilies and afghans. She loved having visitors and her door was always open to anyone who wanted to stop by for a game of cards, a cup of coffee, and a good visit.

Margery’s family will always be grateful for the kind and caring staff at the Moose Mountain Lodge in Carlyle where she spent her last 3 years. Margery was especially grateful to have been able to live across the hall from her younger sister Elsie at the Lodge until just 5 months ago.

A Memorial Service for Margery will be held on Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at the Manor Legion Hall, Manor, SK with The Rev. Michelle Moore officiating. A luncheon will immediately follow the service. A private family interment will take place at Glen Morris Cemetery, Carlyle, SK.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Margery’s memory may be made to the ‘Friends of Moose Mountain Lodge’, c/o Box 729, Carlyle, SK, S0C 0R0.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Redvers & Estevan.