Donald Ray Bryson, 59, of Lenoir, North Carolina passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2016 at Caldwell Hospice & Palliative Care in Hudson. Donald was born on August 8, 1957 in Harlan, Kentucky to the late Hattie Hannah Shepherd Bryson and Jimmy Ray Bryson. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Cecelia Bryson; daughter, Elizabeth Bryson; son, Donald Bryson; sister, Melissa Randall; grandchildren, Jordan Lee and Lacey Bryson; niece, Alexis Randall; nephew, Joshua Randall. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.evansfuneralservice.com.