Dorris Ann Jones Bryant
January 14, 1952 ~ February 22, 2013
Funeral services for Dorris Bryant, 61, of Naples, will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, March 3, 2013, at Mt. Zion C.M.E Church. Burial will follow at Whitmore Cemetery, under the direction of Reeder-Davis Funeral Home, of Hughes Springs. Mrs. Bryant will lie in state from 10 am until 8 pm, Saturday, March 2, at the funeral home. Dorris Ann Jones Bryant was born January 14, 1952 to Dewitt Jones and Zadie Jones and passed away February 22, 2013. She received her formal education J.J. Rhodes and G.W. Carver High. Dorris was full of life. She was an outgoing, and fun-loving woman that loved the Lord and loved to dance. She did not hold grudges but you could expect her to speak her mind. She had a heart as big as Texas and she shared it with everyone, especially her grandkids. She was a faithful member of the Mt. Zion CME Church where she served a Stewardess, Missionary, Usher, Choir Director, and choir member. She was a true servant. She was never one to wait for others if it was within her ability to do it, you could count on her to get it done. On March 27, 1970 she married the man of her dreams, William Charles Bryant, Sr. affectionately known as Dub. She served her husband with her whole heart until he was called home in 2005. To this union five children born that were her pride and joy. Dorris worked at Wal-Mart for over 5 years until her health failed. She leaves to cherish her memory two sons William C. Bryant, Jr. (Irving, TX) and Patrick Bryant (Clarksville, TN); two daughters Leslie Bryant Denman (Dallas, TX) Niakesha Douglas (Naples, TX) and Danielle Bryant (Carrollton, TX) and one step-daughter Sandra Hopkins (Dallas, TX). Two son-in-law, Forrest Denman and Larry Douglas; eight grandchildren, Gjetoia, Nicoria, Tre, Parius, Jozelyn, Jalaya, Jacolby and Jalen; her father Dewitt Jones; two brothers James Jones and Willie Jones; two sisters, Shirley Lewis and Bennie Dickerson; two sister-in-law Jean Mason and Carolyn Jones; a host of nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband Dub; her mother Zadie Jones; one brother Larry Jones.
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to keisha & the Jones family. my prayers & thoughts are with you all. I know what you are going through,&may GOD bless you all through your sorrow,know that GOD knows how much we can bare,& he nver make a mistake. he will see yall thru. sincerely debra hernandez. ft. worth, tx.
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Bennie you and your family are in my prayers
I brought you in this worldMy mother inspired me in so many ways, but it was not until her death that I realized how much she meant to me. My mother was a beautiful person in and out and you had to know her to see her gift. She believed in God with all her heart and reared her children to know God especially for yourself. My mother protected us and let the world know not to say anything to her children out the way and yes if you had a problem with her children, you had a problem with her. My mother and I was so much alike and different in so many ways, but what I do know is that she loved me and her grandchildren so very much. I was blessed to have spent the last couple of years with my mother, and had the opportunity to actually see after my mother. God know's best because it brought about a closness and bond that we never had. I would do it all over again only if she wanted me to, and if she didn't I would if I could. My mother and father taught us well, that's why the death of my parents, William Charles Bryant Sr. and Dorris Ann Jones Bryant is very easy to bare, because they both instilled in all of their children to Trust God and know that he makes no mistake, this is something we all must face, but live to see God, and everything will be okay. Love and miss my mother and father, and glad that She was the mother to bring me in this world.