Virginia Lee Logan Bryant

Virginia Lee Logan Bryant, age 91 of Little Rock, died Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at her home. She was born in Malvern on May 19, 1930 to the late E. L. Logan and Ola Perry Logan. Reared and educated in Malvern, she had been a resident of Little Rock since 1958. Virginia Lee worked for the local phone company as an operator, and continued with AT & T for a total of 35 years. She was a member of the Telephone Pioneers. A avid Razorback fan, she also loved to travel and to spend time with her family. She was a longtime attendee of Third Baptist Church in Malvern. Virginia Lee was the widow of the late Max Bryant, to whom she was married on September 6, 1953 in Greenville, Mississippi. He preceded her in death on October 10, 2013.

She is survived by three children, Rodney and Leigh Bryant of Arlington, Texas, Gail and Dan Lien, and Lisa Akridge all of Little Rock; by five grandchildren, Rebecca Bryant Loudamy ( Ross), Paul Bryant ( Lynnann), and Stephanie, Bradley, and Tiffany Akridge; by three great- grandchildren, Charlie Jackson Bryant, Theo Bryant, and Judson Loudamy; and by her constant furry companion, Sugar.

Virginia Lee was also preceded in death by her brother and sister- in- law, Dewey and Dorothy Banks Logan.

Her funeral will be held on Friday afternoon, January 7, 2022, at three o’clock, in the chapel of J. A. Funk Funeral Home with Brother Tom Strike officiating. Interment will follow in Rockport Cemetery.

Memorials are requested to the Hot Spring County Historical Society and to Third Baptist Church, Malvern.

Online condolences may be sent via jafunkfuneralhome. com.