![]() ![]() ![]() McCreary County Funeral Home entrusted with the arrangements. Family was invited at 12:00 pm and friends at 1:00 pm with funeral service followed at 3:00 pm in the Hayes Creek Cemetery. 700 Whitley City, KY on Saturday, August 20th. Service was held at McCreary County Funeral Home, 48 West Hwy. She was a devoted mother to her children and took care of so many other children in her life. She also loved going to yard sales, spending time on the farm watching birds and animals. She spent her years raising a family and enjoyed gardening and cooking. ![]() She is also survived by 14 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren.įrona loved to read the Bible and worship with her husband. Bryant, her children Connie (Jerry), Roger (Patty), Catherine (Daniel), Renee (Charles), Katrina (Steve) and niece Shirlene (Danny). She is survived by her loving husband of 65 years, Willie E. Preceded in death by her parents, Charles Maxey and Nora Bell Stephens, son Richard E. Frona Sue Bryant (nee Maxey), 84, passed in the care of her loving family on Augin Maineville, Oh. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Until now, Seraphina has kept her mind safe from intruders, but that also means she’s held back her own gift. But the most terrifying is another half dragon, who can creep into people’s minds and take them over. When war breaks out between the dragons and humans, she must travel the lands to find those like herself-for she has an inexplicable connection to all of them, and together they will be able to fight the dragons in powerful, magical ways.Īs Seraphina gathers this motley crew, she is pursued by humans who want to stop her. Seraphina is one of these, part girl, part dragon, who is reluctantly drawn into the politics of her world. Reviewer Amal El-Mohtar says the new book doesnt just live up to the old, it outgrows it. The kingdom of Goredd: a world where humans and dragons share life with an uneasy balance, and those few who are both human and dragon must hide the truth. 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