Born in Greenwood County, she was the daughter of the late Harmon Humphrey and Sara Long Kirby. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church where she had served in various capacities, the most current being that of prayer coordinator.

Aside from her husband and parents, she was pre-deceased by a daughter, Johanna Ware Taylor, a special brother-in-law, James H. Cranford, and a daughter-in-law, Susanna Ware.

Surviving are her children, Keith G. Bryant (Carol) of Summerton, S.C., Charles Thomas “Chuck” Ware of Laurens, S.C., and Deborah Bryant Franklin (Terry) of Moore, S.C., son-in-law, Gerald Taylor of Ware Shoals, S.C., two sister-in-laws, Angela Ware Willis and Nancy Ware Waldrop, five grandchildren, Kandice Bryant Davis (Kaleb), Amy McClain Lane (Neal), Andrew Franklin, Sarhel Franklin (Jules), and Charla Taylor, two great-grandchildren, Savanna Grace Lane and Karson Brooke Davis, two godsons, James Kirby Cranford and Christopher James Humbert, three heart-adopted daughters, Angel Davis, Sunshine Fletcher, and Bless Fisher.

She is also survived by a beautiful and lifetime friend, a sister, Ann Kirby Cranford.

Funeral services will be held at 1 P.M. Saturday, February 27, 2021 at Pruitt Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Gayle Summey-Beaudrot officiating. Burial will follow in Oakbrook Memorial Park.

The family is at their respective homes and will receive friends from 12-1 P.M. Saturday at the funeral home prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, the family request memorial donations be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, 101 S. Main St., Honea Path, SC 29654. Messages of condolence may be made to the family at www.ParkerWhitePruitt.com