Mary A. Bryson, age 85, of Slater, died Sunday, May 8, 2022 at her home.

Funeral services will be Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at 11:00 A.M. at First Baptist Church in Slater, with Rev. Paul List officiating.  Burial will be in Slater City Cemetery, with Richard E. Bryson, Roger D. Bryson, James M. Bryson, Steven W. Bryson, Charles M. Bryson, and Marilyn F. Boston serving as pallbearers.  Honorary pallbearers will be Cody Boston, Travis Bryson, Justin Bryson, Casey Bryson, Nolan Bryson, Josh Bryson, and Richie Bryson.  Visitation will be from 10:00 until 11:00 A.M. Wednesday at the church.  Memorials are suggested to the Parkinsons Foundation in care of Weiker Funeral Home in Slater.

Born August 31, 1936 near Slater, she was the daughter of the late Amos and Nannie Fizer Morton.  On September 18, 1954, she married Richard M. Bryson, and he preceded her in death on December 8, 1981.

She is survived by five sons, Richard E. Bryson of Slater, Roger D. Bryson and his wife Toni of Marshall, James M. Bryson and his wife Donna of Slater, Steven W. Bryson of Slater, and Charles M. Bryson of Slater; and a daughter, Marilyn F. Boston and her husband Chris of Gilliam; fourteen grandchildren; twenty-five great-grandchildren; two brothers, A.C. Morton and Harold Morton, both of Slater; and two sisters, Mildred Bryson of Slater, and Lucille Durham of Polo.  She was preceded in death by an infant son, Russell Bryson; four brothers, George Morton, Curtis Morton, Kenneth Morton, and Edward Morton; and a sister, Betty Martin.

Mrs. Bryson was a longtime member and former Sunday School teacher at First Baptist Church of Slater.  She was a 1954 graduate of Slater High School.  She worked at Slater Head Start before beginning a thirty year career as Quality Assurance Inspector at GE in Slater.