Virginia Nancy (Hon) was the 5th child of William Gary and Nancy Jane Sarvis. She was 9 years old when her mother passed away and was raised by her father and older siblings. At the tender age of 16, she eloped to Dillon, SC, with Jesse Judson Bryant. Between 1927 and 1930, Virginia and Jesse, wanting a better life for their family, moved with their son Raymond, to Lakeland, FL, where Jesse worked for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. While her husband was at work, Virginia took care of their children, Raymond Keith, born in 1926, Juanita Nancy, born in 1931, Shirley Marie, born in 1938, and Sandra Sue, born in 1945. She took in laundry and ironed for others, to make extra money for the family. She was an excellent cook and knew how to make the most of the little they had. She also was a fantastic seamstress, and the girls never wanted for beautiful clothes. Virginia was always a warm, cheerful, giving person, whom everyone loved and respected. Virginia was quite active in the Women's Missionary Society, Women's Club of Lakeland, Garden Gate Garden Circle and a member of the First Baptist Church of Lakeland. An avid gardener, she loved to spent hours with her flowers at the lakeside home. Virginia died in 1972, at the age of 64. She is buried in Lakeland Memorial Garden, Lakeland, FL.