Mary Emma Smith

1927 - 2015  (88 years)

• Name	Mary Emma Smith  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	1 Feb 1927	Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	San Antonio, Los Angeles, California, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter of May and Neil
  Military Service	Abt 1945  [1, 8]
  	US Navy - World War II
  Census	1950	Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA   [5]
  	Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Glen Bryant
  FSID	LTZK-DX2  [9]
  Death	6 Apr 2015	Riverside, Riverside, California, USA   [1, 6, 8]
  Burial	Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA   [1, 6]
  	Mary and Glen Bryant are buried together at Riverside National Cemetery
  		Riverside National Cemetery (also known as Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery) Riverside, Riverside, California Find a Grave: #109440 Plot: National Cemetery
  Person ID	I15802	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Glen Wilford Bryant,   b. 21 Jul 1923, Coal County, Oklahoma, USA d. 7 Nov 2010, Anaheim, Orange, California, USA (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	9 May 1946	California, USA   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living
  Family ID	F10565	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Feb 1927 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Marriage - 9 May 1946 - California, USA Census - Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Glen Bryant - 1950 - Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA Death - 6 Apr 2015 - Riverside, Riverside, California, USA Burial - - Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Obituaries

  Obituary-BRYANT Mary (Smith) Mary Emma Smith Bryant Obituary - Published by Orange County Register on Apr. 11, 2015.

  
  

• Sources

  [S11287] Find a Grave (Military Cemetery-Riverside National), (Location: Riverside CA;), SMITH Mary Emma Bryant 1927-2015 (Veteran). US Navy - World War II - Mary and Glen Bryant are buried together at Riverside National Cemetery Mary Emma Bryant, 88, was born in Los Angeles, CA on 2/21/1927 and passed away 4/6/2015 at her home in Riverside of natural causes. She grew up in Fillmore, CA and attended San Griel High School. Mary served in the Navy during WWII. She went to college for 2 years at Cypress College, and spent a lifetime employed as an Antique Doll Store Proprietor. Mary worshiped the Lord Jesus Christ and was a member of the West Anaheim United Methodist Church for more than 50 years. She was also a Girl Scout Leader, Cub Scout Leader and participating in supporting her children's education by being a member of the PTA. Mary is preceded in death by her husband and sister. She is survived by her daughters and sons; along with 14 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145450537 [S462] Ancestry.com, California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2017;), California Department of Public Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com. Digital Images. California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980 California Department of Public Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com. Digital Images. [S302] Ancestry.com, California Birth Index, 1905-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), Birthdate: 21 Feb 1927; Birth County: Los Angeles. [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: San Antonio, Los Angeles, California; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 1372. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: San Antonio, Los Angeles, California; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 1372 [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Long Beach, Los Ange. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Long Beach, Los Ange [S233] National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2006;), National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites. [S302] Ancestry.com, California Birth Index, 1905-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGF5-5SB : 27 November 2014), Mary Emma Smith, 21 Feb 1927; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGF5-5SB [S4129] Legacy: Obituary of Mary Bryant • Apr 2015, (Name: Orange County Register; Location: Orange County CA; Date: 11 Apr 2015;), Mary Emma Smith Bryant Obituary - Published by Orange County Register on Apr. 11, 2015. Mary Emma Bryant, 88, was born in Los Angeles, CA on 2/21/1927 and passed away 4/6/2015 at her home in Riverside of natural causes. She grew up in Fillmore, CA and attended San Griel High School. Mary served in the Navy during WWII. She went to college for 2 years at Cypress College, and spent a lifetime employed as an Antique Doll Store Proprietor. Mary worshiped the Lord Jesus Christ and was a member of the West Anaheim United Methodist Church for more than 50 years. She was also a Girl Scout Leader, Cub Scout Leader and participating in supporting her children's education by being a member of the PTA. Mary is preceded in death by her husband and sister. She is survived by her daughters, Carol Benson of Oceanside, and Denise Pirtle of Riverside; sons, Robert Bryant of Silver City, NM, Ryan Bryant of Esclon, CA, and Royal Bryant of Washington state; along with 14 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/orangecounty/name/mary-bryant-obituary?id=16943978 Obituary-BRYANT Mary (Smith) Mary Emma Smith Bryant Obituary - Published by Orange County Register on Apr. 11, 2015. [S882] FamilySearch - Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 06 May 2023, 20:42), entry for Mary Emma Smith Bryant (PID https://ark.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LTZK-DX2 ); contributed by various users. https://ark.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LTZK-DX2