Mary "Sue" Bailey Bryson, 77, of Franklin passed away Monday, September 3, 2018.
Born in Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late James Bailey and Annie Mae Teems Bailey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Marna Bryson Peck; sisters, Doris Simmons and Wanda Holland; and grandson, Will Bryson. Sue was a member of Sugarfork Baptist Church and had her own sewing shop.
She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Bruce Bryson; children, Marcie Carpenter, of Franklin, and Barry Bryson (K.C.), of Hendersonville; sister, Marge Gibson, of Franklin; brother, Jerry Bailey, of Nebo, NC; eleven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 am, Friday, September 7, 2018 at Sugarfork Baptist Church. Rev. Steve Reeves and Rev. Gene Hawkins will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Brian Holland, Kevin Holland, Hugh Holland, Mike Gibson, Richie Gibson, and Randy Simmons.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 – 8:00 pm, Thursday, September 6, 2018 at Macon Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to American Breast Cancer Foundation, 10400 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 480, Columbia, MD 21044 or the Marna Peck Memorial Scholarship Fund, C/O Susan Allen, 100 Panther Drive, Franklin, NC 28734.
Macon Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Condolences can be made to the family at www.maconfuneralhome.com