Alice (Bradley) Bryan, 91, of New Ipswich NH, died March 5, 2010. She was born in Garden Plain KS, on December 12, 1918. She was raised in Wichita KS. In 1941 she received her BA RN in nursing. In that same year she married Everett Lee Brookshire, who died later that year. In 1946 she moved to Columbus OH, where she taught and practiced OB nursing at Grant Hospital. In 1955 she moved to Sandusky OH and worked for a doctor in private family practice. In 1978 Alice moved to New Ipswich, NH. She will be remembered as a warm and caring person with a welcoming smile.
Family members include a son, Frank Brookshire, and his wife Linda, of Mont Vernon; 2 step grandchildren, Sam and Ari Taylor, of Mont Vernon; 2 grandsons, Kyle Brookshire and his wife Nicole, of Belmont MA, Seth Brookshire, of San Francisco,CA; 2 great granddaughters, Olivia and Chole Brookshire, of Belmont MA; a brother, Ray Bradley,and his wife Pat, of NC; 2 sisters, Ruth Bradley Smith, and her husband, Harley, of TX, Dorothy Bradley Cmela, of CA, a sister- in-law, Patricia Bradley, of Wichita, KS, and a former daughter-in-law, Lynne Brookshire Stone, of Wilton; several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by her first husband Everett Brookshire, in 1941, and her second husband, Thomas Bryan, in 2007.
A Memorial Mass was celebrated at Sacred Heart Church, 15 High St, Greenville NH, Sunday, April 18, 2010.
Memorial donations can be made in Alice’s name to the Sacred Heart Church, 15 High St. Greenville NH 03048.