Services for Ruby Dykes Bryan, age 72 of Dexter, will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, November 10, 2013 in the Chapel of Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Mount Carmel Cemetery. Rev. Keith Hall and Elder Franklin Bryant will officiate. Mrs. Bryan was born on January 4, 1941 in Laurens County, GA. She went to be with our Lord and Savior on Nov. 7, 2013. She was a member of Mount Carmel Church. Mrs. Bryan was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and sister. She loved fishing, growing things, and being with her family. Mrs. Bryan has gone from this life, but she will always live forever in our hearts. Mrs. Bryan was preceded in death by her parents, James Ira Dykes and Annie Mae Fountain Dykes; sister, Amanda Youngblood; brothers, Mitchel Dykes, and Marcie Dykes. Survivors include her husband of fifty-six years, Robert H. Bryan, of Dexter; children, Ruby Ann (Joseph) Cable, of Sandersville, Deborah Bryan (Donald) Beasley, of East Dublin, Robert D. (Tammie) Bryan, of Rentz, Rondy H. (Carol) Bryan, of Dexter; sisters, Ruth Killingsworth, Myrtle Garrett, both of Dublin, Janette Justice, of Chester; brother, Thomas Reuben Dykes, of Eastman; grandchildren, Christopher (Angie) Taylor, Krystal (Brian) Metcalf, both of Tallahassee, FL, Carla Cable, of Moultrie, Angela (Josh) Munoz, of East Dublin, Angel (Brandon) Sheffield, of Augusta, Jeremy Bryan, of Dexter, Rachel Bryan, of Atlanta, Kaylee Bryan, McKenzie Page, Dakota Page, all of Dexter; eight great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Christopher Taylor, Jeremy Bryan, Josh Munoz, Jody Martin, Darren Bryan, and Spencer Bryan will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 6:00PM until 8:00 PM at Townsend Brothers Funeral Home.