William Bryant

William L. Bill Bryant, 90, formerly of the rural Melbourne and Van Cleve, Iowa area, died Friday, January 16, 2015 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. Funeral services for Bill will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5:00 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. For further information or to send a condolence please visit www.mitchellfh.com or call (641) 844-1234. The Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Bill and his family. William Leslie Bryant was born January 26, 1924 in Lamoille, Iowa the son of Leo and Gladys (Roundy) Bryant. Bill was united in marriage to Hope Paul on March 6, 1943, at Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and to this union two sons were born. Bill and Hope farmed in the rural Melbourne and Van Cleve, Iowa area for over thirty-five years. Bill also was employed at Fisher Controls in Marshalltown for over 2 decades retiring in 1986. The family enjoyed many good years of camping in their motor home and boating at Lake Rathbun. Bill was a lifelong Cubs fan and loved playing baseball in his younger years. In his later years Bill was much loved for his fondness of telling stories from his childhood and of their early years of farming. Bill is survived by his two sons: Barry A. (Sue) Bryant of Marshalltown, Iowa and Paul (Sharon) Bryant of Coralville, Iowa, two grandchildren: Jana Bryant and Shari Bryant. Bill was preceded in death by his parents, wife, Hope, grandson, Jeremy, brothers: Col. Donald D. Bryant and Rev. Herbert Bryant, and sister, Helen Bryant.