Bette Nell Walsh Carruthers Bryant, 71, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at Pruitt Health in Fitzgerald, Georgia.
Graveside services will be held 10 AM, Saturday, March 1, 2025, at Evergreen Cemetery, in Fitzgerald, Georgia, with Pastor Sean McMillan officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the services at the funeral home in Fitzgerald.
Mrs. Bryant was born May 28, 1953, in Ben Hill County, Georgia, to the late Ed Owen Walsh, Jr. & the late Gwennell Kimbrell Walsh. She was a Licensed Practical Nurse and volunteered for Samaritans Purse. Mrs. Bryant enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, crocheting, reading and most of all witnessing for Jesus. She made necklaces and bracelets and shared them with others, she attended the Ocilla Church of God.
She is survived by her children: Michael Derek Carruthers & Laura of Eastman and Rebekah Daye Jones & Joe of Ocilla; grandchildren: T.J. Bryant, Jr., Damien Jones, Dani Jones, Laurentiu Stoica and Ethan Stoica; two great-granddaughters: Nova Bryant and Sage Bryant; a brother, Johnny Walsh & Lisa of the Philippines; two sisters: Linda Cravey and Annette Mock & Bobby, all of Fitzgerald. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Harry Madison Carruthers, Jr.; her second husband, Larry Dennis Bryant; and a brother, Kenneth Leo “Ken” Walsh, Sr.
The family suggestions those desiring to send memorials, may send them to Gideons International, Ben Hill-Irwin Camp, P. O. Box 752, Fitzgerald, GA 31750.
Paulk Funeral Home, Fitzgerald, is in charge of arrangements.