Iris Bryant

Iris Bryant was born November 9, 1921 in Washington, DC. She was the first of five children born to John and Mary Baroutas. As a young lady, she worked diligently in her father's butcher shop and successfully graduated from both public school and Greek school. She was employed at the Pentagon and U.F.C.W. for nearly 30 years. She married George Bryant on August 30, 1941 in Washington, DC. After 50 years of marriage, George passed away in 1992.

Iris was the loving mother of Mary Ann Blankenship and her husband Dan, caring grandmother of Christopher McDonald, Kimberly McDonald Stribling and her husband Henry, Scott McDonald and his wife Lisa, and Michael McDonald and his wife Jessica. She was the adoring "GG" to her ten beautiful great-grandchildren, Madeline, Olivia, Eliza, Bobby, Patrick, Kristyn, Owen, Michael Jr., Megan and Andrew.

Family and friends are invited to Gasch's Funeral Home, P.A., 4739 Baltimore Avenue, Hyattsville, Maryland on Thursday, October 29, 2015 from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9pm. Iris's life celebration and funeral service will be held on Friday, October 30th at Gasch's at 1 pm. Interment George Washington Cemetery in Adelphi, Maryland. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to Gilchrist Hospice, 5537 Twin Knolls Road, Suite 433, Columbia, MD 21045.

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