McMinnville resident and White County native Margaret Rhea Bryant, 74, was born Jan. 21, 1938 and died unexpectedly Sept. 18 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. A retired employee of Carrier Corporation, member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, member of Order of the Eastern Star, and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Stewart and Eunice Hale Simmons. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one daughter, Sherry Roberts Langston.She was married to Walker Bryant Jr., of McMinnville.