Ernest Milton Bryant

James & Sikes Funeral Home Maddox Chapel Mr. Ernest Milton Bryant, 99, of Grand Ridge died Saturday, January 11, 2014 at his residence. He was a carpenter by trade, built many kitchen cabinets and helped build several buildings on the campus of Florida State University. Mr. Bryant loved his cows and growing vegetables. He was Pentecostal Holiness by faith and a member of the Grand Ridge United Methodist Church. Preceded in death by his wife, Julia Bamberg Bryant; three brothers and one sister. Mr. Bryant is survived by one son, Charles K. Bryant; two daughters, Hazel Shaw, Carolyn Johnson and husband, Wayne, all of Grand Ridge; 11 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, 15 great-great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday, January 13, 2014 at Grand Ridge United Methodist Church with Rev. Raymond Owens, Rev. Jerry Tanton, Rev. Roland Bamberg and Trevor Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Shady Grove Cemetery with James & Sikes Funeral Home Maddox Chapel directing. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, January 12, 2014 at James & Sikes Maddox Chapel.