Obituary for Juanita "Tootsie" Bryant
Church Service for Juanita “Tootsie” Bryant, 96, of Childress, will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday, April 19, 2024 at the First United Methodist Church with Dr. Mike Henderson officiating. Interment will follow at Childress Cemetery under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home. A Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 18, 2024 at the funeral home from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Mrs. Bryant passed from this life on April 16, 2024 in Childress.
Tootsie, as many knew her by, was born on February 5, 1928 in Webber Falls, Ok., to Joseph Clyde Hester and Nancy Florence (Gamble) Hester. After graduating high school she married Jerald Wendell “Booty” Bryant. From this marriage they had three children, Paul, Lynn and Deanna.
Tootsie was a member of the First United Methodist Church. She loved to can food, go to garage sales, gardening and read cook books. She loved going camping in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. She was also known to be a money saver.
Those left to cherish her memory are her children; Paul Bryant and wife Patti of Tell, Lynn Bryant and wife Debbie of Tyler, and Deanna Bryant of Nashville, Tx., grandchildren; Matt Bryant and wife Kayla of Tell, Kalin Wells and husband Robert of Lampassas, Merrill Olsen and husband Mark of Austin, and Stephen Bryant of Tyler, seven great-grandchildren, numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Jerald Wendell “Booty” Bryant, and her brother, Jackson Thomas Hester.
The family would like to acknowledge special friends and caregivers, Amanda and Rosa Guerrero, Trey Morgan, Berva Monson and Kay Armstrong.
In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to a charity of your choice.
Tootsie, as many knew her by, was born on February 5, 1928 in Webber Falls, Ok., to Joseph Clyde Hester and Nancy Florence (Gamble) Hester. After graduating high school she married Jerald Wendell “Booty” Bryant. From this marriage they had three children, Paul, Lynn and Deanna.
Tootsie was a member of the First United Methodist Church. She loved to can food, go to garage sales, gardening and read cook books. She loved going camping in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. She was also known to be a money saver.
Those left to cherish her memory are her children; Paul Bryant and wife Patti of Tell, Lynn Bryant and wife Debbie of Tyler, and Deanna Bryant of Nashville, Tx., grandchildren; Matt Bryant and wife Kayla of Tell, Kalin Wells and husband Robert of Lampassas, Merrill Olsen and husband Mark of Austin, and Stephen Bryant of Tyler, seven great-grandchildren, numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Jerald Wendell “Booty” Bryant, and her brother, Jackson Thomas Hester.
The family would like to acknowledge special friends and caregivers, Amanda and Rosa Guerrero, Trey Morgan, Berva Monson and Kay Armstrong.
In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to a charity of your choice.