VERNETTA BRYANT, age 85, a resident of Irving for 60 years, died Thursday, April 12, 2012 at Autumn Leaves Assisted Living Center in Grapevine. Born September 12, 1926 in Rotan, Texas, she was the daughter of Charlie C. Batchelor and Mary Ola Hall Batchelor. She married Earl Bryant April 8, 1944 in Fort Worth. She was a homemaker and member of Calvary Church in Irving. Preceded in death by her husband in 2007, she is survived by daughters, Gail Bynum and husband George of Grapevine, and Darlene Hudson and husband Gary of Paradise, Texas; grandchildren, David Bynum and wife Angela and Tyson Buck and wife Lesley; and three great grandchildren, Cameron Hoxit and wife Kelsey, Blair Bynum and Alexzander Buck. The family will receive friends at Donnellys Colonial Funeral Home, 606 W. Airport Freeway in Irving, Monday 6:00 8:00 p.m. with the funeral in the funeral home chapel 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Burial will follow at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens.