Frances R. Bryson, 77, of Longmont, died July 7, 2010. Frances was born Sept. 19, 1932, in Walsenburg, Colo., the daughter of Frank and Enid (Foote) Phillips. Frances graduated from Pueblo Centennial High School. On June 9, 1951, she married her high school sweetheart and love of her life, Benny Eugene Bryson. Tragically, Benny died at a very young age on Jan. 7, 1958. With four young children to raise, Frances went back to school. She received a bachelor's degree in home economics from Colorado State University. Following her graduation, she went to work with the University of Missouri and various counties in the state of Kansas as an extension agent. In 1970, she brought her family back to Colorado, where they settled in Longmont. There, she was employed by Longmont United Hospital as a dietician assistant. Her parents; her husband; her son, Benny Paul Bryson; and a son-in-law, Glenn Johnson, preceded her in death. Survivors include her son, Daryl (Michelle) Bryson, and his daughters, Nicole Bryson and Laura Bryson; her daughters, Chris (John) Arnaud, and their children, Noelle and Luc Arnaud, and Kim Johnson and her children, Eli (Elizabeth) Johnson, and their son, Bryson Johnson, Clayton (Rhianna) Johnson and their daughter, Ainsley Rose Johnson and Sophia (Caleb) McKean; her brother, Jimmy (Sondra) Phillips; and her sisters, Diana (Joe) Mori and Virginia (Bill) Thompson. Graveside service, 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 12, 2010, Imperial Memorial Gardens, Pueblo, Colo. Contributions may be made to HospiceCare of Boulder and Broomfield Counties, 2594 Trailridge Drive East, Suite A, Lafayette, CO 80026. Please share your thoughts, memories and condolences with the family at www.howemortuary.com
Pueblo Chieftain Saturday July 10 2010