Mrs. Lena Bryant Obituary Franklinton, North Carolina Mrs. Lena Gertrude Staton Bryant, 65, died Sunday, April 30, 2017. Funeral services will be held on Saturday,May 6, 2017 at 12 Noon with viewing one hour before the service at St. James Temple Church in Tarboro, North Carolina, Burial will follow in the East Lawn Cemetery in Tarboro. She is survived by her husband, John Raby Bryant, her children, Janice Bryant, Deetra Bryant Watson (Wimberly, II), her siblings, Julia Draughn (Wilbert), Lottie Crowell (Fred) Burrell Staton, Jr. (Dorothy), James Staton (Cynthia), Jaunita Shaw, Gladys Staton, grandchildren, Montae Watson, Christian Watson, William Avery Watson, and a host of other relatives and friends. A viewing will be held Friday, May 5, 2017 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Dickens Funeral Service, Inc. of Tarboro. These services have been entrusted to Dickens Funeral Service, Inc.