Ms. Ardelia Haulk Bryant passed away April 4, at Rockdale Hospital in Conyers.

Ms. Bryant was a lifelong resident of Newton County. She is preceded in death by her parents Lavada and James Haulk, her sister Cecelia Armistead and husband George Bryant.

Ms. Bryant is survived by her sons Russ Rainey of Naples, Fla., and Jimmy Rainey of Oxford; daughters and sons-in-law Eddye and Ricky Blevins of Newborn, Pam and David Jordan of Jersey, Linda and Mike Bezold of Forsyth, and Angela and James Raye of Monroe; and sisters and brothers-in-law Cornelia and Tommy Maughon of Covington, Jimmie Lynn and Gary McCall of Louisiana, and Donnie Ann Reagan of Oxford.

She will be loved and remembered by her 10 grandchildren, her cousin and lifelong best friend Charlotte Thompson, three great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews, and numerous family and friends.

Her love for cooking and singing brought smiles to everyone who knew her.

A memorial service will be held 3 p.m. tomorrow, April 11 at United Methodist Church in Social Circle.