Graveside services for Mrs. Bernice Dotson Bryan of Winona will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 25, 2024, at Oakwood Cemetery in Winona, with Rev. Dennis Flach officiating the service. Visitation will be held Saturday, May 25, from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Winona.
Mrs. Bernice Dotson Bryan, 98, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2024, at The Blake at Township in Ridgeland, MS. She was born in Winona to David Bryant and Bettie Belle Beck Dotson on June 5, 1925. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Winona. She attended MSCW for one year. She was a housewife. She enjoyed spending time with her friends playing bridge and traveling.
She is survived by her son, William D. “Bill” Bryan of Winona; her daughter, Betty Bryan Stokes (Dan) of Madison; three grandchildren, Chad Stokes (Debra), Jami Thornton (Chad), and Meredith Hamilton; six great-granddaughters, Olivia Claire Stokes, Sydney Noel Stokes, Megan Elise Stokes, Sophie Caroline Risher, Riley Kate Hamilton, and Mabry Blake Hamilton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Leroy C. Bryan, Jr.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or online at www.stjude.org/donate or to Children’s of Mississippi, Blair E. Batson Hospital, UMC Office of Development, 2500 N. State Street, Jackson, MS 39216 or online at www.umc.edu/Development/Give-Now.html.
Oliver Funeral Home of Winona, Inc. 
We are so sorry to hear of the loss of your mother. You and your family are in our prayers. May God give you peace. Dixie & Lucy
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Bernice was a great friend! I visited her home many times and we played many bridge games together. Her husband, L.C. was a director for the Bank of Winona before his death. My husband and I came to Winona for his job here at Bank of Winona. Bernice will be missed but remember with love. I am sorry I was not able to attend the visitation and service!
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