Obituary for Alice Mary Briant
The Ithaca Journal, Mar 16 1988, P. 4, Col. 3.

"Alice Mary (Molly) Briant, 89 formerly of 115 S. Quarry St., died Monday, March 14, 1988, in the Reconstruction Home after a long illness.
  Professor Briant was born and educated in England. In 1939, she received a bachelor of science degree in agricultural chemistry from McGill University in Canada, a master's degree and a Ph.D. in foods and nutrition from Cornell University. For many years, she was a faculty member of the Department of Foods and Nutrition in the College of Home Economics and the Graduate School of Nutrition at Cornell. She became professor emeritus in 1962 and taught at the universities of British Columbia, Southern Illinois and Utah.
  She was an energetic walker and an early member of the Cayuga Trails Club, an excellent craftswoman and a skilled bridge player.
  She is survived by two nieces, Mrs. Robert F. Ballantyne of Stratford, Ontario, Canada, and Mrs. Walter F. Wright of Waterloo; several nieces, nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews.
  No memorial service is planned.
  Memorials may be made to the Forest Home Chapel, 222 Forest Home Drive, Ithaca, N.Y. 14850."