Pattie Meares Bryan, age 74, of Lumberton, NC died on Friday, March 3, 2017 at Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Lumberton.  She was born in Robeson County, NC on November 12, 1942 to the late Arthur and Etta Paul Meares.  She previously worked as a public school teacher assistant.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, William "Bill" Bryan, Jr.; siblings, Mary Ruth Powers, Polly Powers, Barbara Thompson, Carolyn Kinlaw, Margaret Baxley Miller, Betty Adcox, and Earl Meares; step-siblings, Gene Musselwhite, and Ray Musselwhite.

Mrs. Bryan is survived by her son, William M. Bryan III (Frances) of Lumberton; daughter, Teresa Jones (Robbie) of Lumberton; brother, Billy Meares (Alice) of Lumberton; sister, Wanda Herring (Charlie) of Hope Mills; step-brother, Phil Musselwhite of Lumberton; step-sisters, Betty Lee and Joyce Musselwhite of Lumberton; grandchildren, Erin Jones, Hunter Jones, Hannah Jones, Rachel Jones, Josh Bailey, and Draper Bailey; great-grandchildren, James, Jackson, and Jesse; uncle, Norman Meares (Sally) of Holden Beach; nephew and wife whom she loved as a son and daughter, Dennis and Susan Bryan of Lumberton; and grandmother to many other children she loved as her own.

The funeral service will be held on Monday, March 6, 2017 at 7:00 PM at Antioch Baptist Church with Pastor Mark Meadows and Pastor Robert Jordan officiating.  A time of visitation will follow the service in the church sanctuary.

Burial will be held on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at 10:00 AM at Bryan/Watson Cemetery in Lumberton.

In lieu of flowers memorials are encouraged to be made to Gibson Cancer Center, 1200 Pine Run Drive, Lumberton, NC, 28358.