Georgetown: William Stanley Bryan, Jr., 83, died Thursday, May 15, 2008, in South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta, Ga. Mr. Bryan was born in Charleston on October 25, 1924, a son of the late William Stanley Bryan and Gracie Brightman Sanders Bryan. He grew up in Charleston and graduated from Charleston High School and earned an accounting degree from Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Fla. Mr. Bryan served in the Army Air Corps during WWII and worked for over 20 years in advertising for The Post & Courier, formerly The News and Courier. He was also the general manager of the Georgetown Times for a short time and was a self employed home repairman until retirement in 2000. Mr. Bryan was a member of Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church and the church choir. He was a lifelong Rotarian and currently a member of the Pawleys Island Rotary Club. He was the widower of Mabel Averitt Bryan. Surviving are: three sons, William Stanley Bryan, III and his wife Patricia of Valdosta, Ga., Thomas Frederick Bryan and his wife Patricia of Charleston, and Patrick Allen Bryan and his wife Wanda of Georgetown; a sister, Georgeanna Scott of Tampa, Fla.; two grandchildren, Sybyl Lewis and, Jessica Hughes; and three great-grandchildren, Sara Lee, Thomas Lee, and Elaine Hughes. Graveside services will be three o'clock Sunday afternoon, May 18, 2008, in Elmwood Cemetery. Officiating will be the Rev. Phil Thrailkill. Sign a guestbook at www.mayerfuneralhome.com. The family will receive friends Saturday evening, May 17, 2008 at the Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home from five until seven. Memorials may be made to the church or charity of one's choice. Funeral Home: Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home 222 Saint James Street Georgetown, SC US 29440