Oscar Bryan

Oscar Hudson Bryan, 91, of Hillsboro passed away Saturday afternoon, June 17, 2017, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 21, 2017, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with Mr. Gene Edens officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Garden of Memory in Hillsboro.

Oscar was born March 10, 1926, in Osceola to Oscar Lawrence and Nancy Ann Bryan. A lifetime resident of Hill County, he was raised on a farm at Osceola where he attended school for ten years. In May 1944, he graduated from Itasca High School. On March 29, 1949, he was united in marriage to Theresa Owens in Fort Worth.

From January 4, 1949 until January 31, 1950, Oscar served his country in the United States Army. He graduated from Medical Field Service School in Fort Sam Houston on June 15, 1949 and served six months in Guam with a medical unit as a medical technician. During the Korean Conflict, Oscar was recalled to active duty on October 10, 1950. He served thirteen months at the U. S. Army Hospital at Fort Polk, Louisiana as a clerk typist. Oscar was released from active duty on November 11, 1951 and was honorably discharged on May 25, 1953.

Following his service to his country, he worked for the Texas Department of Highways for seven years as an inspector for the engineering department. He would later retire from Certain Teed Corporation after 26 years of service, where he worked as a shipping foreman for ten years and customer service manager for sixteen years. Later in life, Oscar was employed part-time at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors for twenty years.

Preceding him in death were his parents; wife, Theresa Bryan on May 7, 2014; five brothers, Foy, Fred, Morris, Martin, and Wilfred Bryan; and five sisters, Vivian Bryan, Edith Bryan, Robbye Ridlehuber, Annette Byrn, and Ruth Walker.

Survivors include his son, David Wendell Bryan; grandson, Capt. Todd Austin Bryan, United States Air Force; granddaughter, Brooke Leigh Bryan; great-granddaughter, Addeline Cooper Bryan; and a number of nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you make a donation in honor of Oscar Bryan, who proudly served his country in the United States Army, to the Wounded Warrior Project, Attn: Advance Guard, P. O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675-9917.

Funeral Service

11:00 AM ,Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro
2495 Corsicana Highway Hillsboro, TX 76645

Burial

Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Hillcrest Garden of Memory
3838 State Highway 22 Hillsboro, TX 76645