Buddy Bryant

November 1, 1935 - January 19, 2021

Funeral services for Buddy Bryant, age 85 of Hideaway, Texas, is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 23, 2021 at the Caudle-Rutledge-Daugherty Funeral Home Chapel in Lindale, Texas with Bro. Herschel Sanders officiating. Interment will follow at the Lindale City Cemetery. Buddy passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2021 in Tyler, Texas. He was born November 1, 1935 in Alba, Texas to the late Arthur Earl and Eunice Pearl (Taylor) Bryant. Buddy served his country in the United States Navy and later retired from the Mobil Oil Corporation after 35 years of service. He has lived in Hideaway since 1998 where he was the past Vice President and President of the Hideaway Kiwanis Club. Buddy was also a past Chairman of the Lindale City Cemetery Committee and was instrumental in the revitalization of the cemetery. After retirement Buddy enjoyed watching the Dallas Cowboys and spending time with his friends and family. He is preceded in death by wives, Linda, and Joyce Bryant; brother, J.D. Bryant; and sister, Barbara Race. Buddy is survived by children, Steven Bryant and wife, Lynne of Nashville, Tennessee, and Vicki Howell and husband, John of Lindale, Texas; grandchildren, Shelby Lugten, Kiley Compton, and Evan Howell; and numerous other loving family members and friends. Family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday, January 22, 2021 at Caudle-Rutledge-Daugherty Funeral Home in Lindale. As a COVID-19 precaution, masks are required at all visitations and funeral services.