Dorothy A. “Dot” Bryner, 94, of Port Royal passed away at 1:15 a.m. Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at the Golden Living-William Penn, Lewistown.
Born September 24, 1920, in Mifflin, Juniata County, she is a daughter of the late David H. and Emma C. (Weller) Brannen. Her husband, James E. Bryner, whom she married on December 6, 1938 and was blessed with more than 51 years of marriage, preceded her in death on May 29, 1990.
She is survived by her children, T. James “Jim” Bryner, Sandra Lauver and her husband John A., all of Port Royal; nine grandchildren, Heidi Sue Wolf, Todd James Bryner, Christopher Scott Bryner, Tami Sue Miller, Christina Lynn Berry, Trisha Renee Hinson, Gerald Scott Bryner, John Brent Lauver, Matthew James Lauver, and seventeen great-grandchildren.
A son, Gerald L. “Jerry” Bryner, three sisters, R. Hope Chesney Renninger, B. Jean Chesney Bender, Ruth Brannen Snyder, a brother David Brannen in infancy and a great grandson Hudsyn Lei Edward Bryner in infancy preceded her in death.
Mrs. Bryner was a homemaker who loved her church and her Lord. She was a member of the Ebenezer United Methodist Church and through her church membership she served God well, by teaching Sunday school for nearly forty years, Bible school and she belonged to the Mary Conn Auxiliary of the church. Being a people person she had a gift for cooking and loved to see visitors coming through her kitchen door that she could feed. As an animal lover she loved cats and her two German Shepard’s. Dot always enjoyed football games especially the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 15, 2015, from the Brown Funeral Homes, Inc. 100 Bridge St., Mifflintown with the Pastor Barbara Inch officiating. Interment will follow in the New Church Hill Cemetery, Port Royal.
A visitation will be held from 7 -9 p.m., Friday, August 14, 2015 at the funeral home.
For those that desire, memorial contributions in Mrs. Bryner’s memory may be made to the Ebenezer United Methodist Church, P.O. Box F, Mifflin, PA 17058.
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