Lee “Skip” Bryant, 84, of Wooster passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at Wooster community Hospital.
He was born on May 19, 1940, in Lodi to Raymond and X Eleanor Miller Bryant.
Skip was a truck driver for the North End Garage and several other trucking companies over the years retiring from Becker Farms. He never met a stranger and always enjoyed telling stories. Skip enjoyed fishing, visiting with old friends that he worked with over the years, and spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. He was a member of the Elks Lodge of Uhrichsville and Wooster.
He is survived by his children Deb (Kenny) Dewiel of Ashland, Sherry (Lonnie) Smith of Wooster, Sandy Over of Wooster, Leigh Ann Ritchey of Blufton, SC, and Mike (Charlotte) Slarb of Wooster; thirteen grandchildren; twenty-one great grandchildren; one great great grandchild; siblings Richard Bryant of Arizona, and Nancy Winter of Medina, and his special companion Betty House of Lodi.
Skip was preceded in death by his parents, wife Ruth Ann Miller Bryant; children Missy Shaw and Terri Broadbridge; grandchild Samantha Franks; and great grandchild Emily Over.
Service of Remembrance will be held on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM at McIntire, Bradham & Sleek Funeral Home, 216 E. Larwill St., Wooster with Pastor Paul Lintern officiating.
Friends will be received Tuesday, January 14, 2025 from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at the funeral home.
Online condolences may be directed to the family at www.mcintirebradhamsleek.com.
Always a great guy. Funny and always had a come back. Sending my condolences to the family and friends of Skip. May he Rest in Peace.
Skip was a special person. No matter where he was I always got my ” Hey Sis!” and a huge hug. I will miss that smile! Growing up at the restaurant he was like a grand father to me and that never changed over the years. He supported my husband and I at Bishop’s. He is going to be truly missed.
Skip, you were always one of the really good guys all through our years in high school and after
It was always fun to see and talk to you. Sending hugs and prayers for all your family and friends and most especially to Betty.
May we all get to have a “Skip” in our path through life. I will miss this inconspicuous, hard working, highly mischievous, ring leader of conversation and emotionally wealthy character with my whole heart. It’s no wonder losses such as these sting so much.. for there are few others that can fill the space left by such a fantastic human.
Love you more
One of the best!
Having known Skip since his days at North End, I recall the great “working man” memories when trucking together and
the smile that never failed to appear when we encountered each other. Always a friend indeed and know that cup of hot coffee is waiting for him. Our prayers and sincere compassion for your loss. RIP
Dennis and Susan Clark
He was my best friend growing up back when he worked for ED Siferd Excavating in Lodi. I worked at the farm where they got their gravel for their sewer line’s and Skip would bring me milk shakes when was hauling gravel from there.
I’m going to miss you haggling with Lonnie on the antique baby buggy. Also about bringing a dumpster over. You are going to be greatly missed. Pretty sure you are going to give heaven some hell!
So very sorry, our condolences to Mike and Charlotte and all your family.
My sincere sympathies to Nancy ,Dick,and Skips family. Being an import to Lodi at age of nine I immediately became friends with Nancy at school and spent many times at the Bryant’s house and always felt welcome. It was the. I met Nancy’s brothers and thought it was cool as Skip her big brother was a teenager and in high school. I’d never known a high schooler personally and Skip didn’t disappoint. He was always fun to be around and was always good to us. While he did have a mischievous side he convinced Nancy and myself that there was a 6 foot long black snake up on the railroad tracks and gave us the exact location he saw it. Nancy and I immediately walked up and down the railroad tracks and never found that snake luckily as if we had we would have panicked. He was home laughing at us the whole time. My last memory of Skip in Lodi was Nancy and I walking to his apartment to see his new beautiful baby girl.
Being gone from Lodi I hadn’t seen Skip for maybe 50 years and then realized he was here in Wooster.
I remember him as a fun but good big brother may he rest in peace. He for sure will be missed by anyone who knew him.
We sure will miss Skip in our neighborhood. Skip, you were such a fun-loving, kind, helpful man always ready with a garden tool, lawn tractor and a very infectious smile. Over the 30+ years we have felt the emptiness for many of our wonderful neighbors move on and pass on. Skip we will miss you greatly. And, Josie Gardner, you said it very well. Thank you Skip. we love you. Doug and Jojo
So sorry to hear Skip is gone. Will miss seeing his smiling face and his always kind words. He was one of a kind. i know the
family will miss him. Knew him from little up. He was always a fun person to be around. If there was something going on
he was in it. We had a lot of fun.