Jesse L. Bryant

Jesse L. Bryant, 57, of Frankfort, passed away on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at IU Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. He was born in Frankfort on August 10, 1963, to Charles G. and Wilma (Tuttle) Bryant.  He married Kathy Hammerle on August 12, 2000; she survives.   

Jesse attended Frankfort Schools and achieved his GED.   He was a forklift operator for NHK for 10 years and was a member of the Mallory Conservation Club.  His interests included vegetable gardening, camping, and traveling. He loved fishing and could catch a fish from a puddle.  

Surviving with his wife, Kathy, are his children, Howard Hammerle and Tanya Hammerle; brothers, Carl Beauchamp, Don Beauchamp, and Jeff Bryant; sisters, Shirley Bryant, Mary Bryant, Patricia McKinney, and Beverly Bryant, five grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.   

He is preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Jimmy Beauchamp, Fred Bryant, and Bobby Bryant; and sisters, Charlene Beauchamp and Belle Josey.

A celebration of life will be held on July 24, 2021, at 1 p.m. at Camp Cullom in Frankfort.  The family requests that you bring stories and pictures to help honor, remember, and celebrate Jesse. 

Memorial contributions in Jesse’s honor may be made to Clinton County Humane Society, PO Box 455, Frankfort, IN  46041.

Genda Funeral Homes in Frankfort is entrusted with the arrangements. 

Online condolences may be directed to www.gendafuneralhome.com.