Individual Details
Mary Jane Bryant
(5 Oct 1939 - 2 Jun 2021)
Mary Jane Bryant Smith
Graveside services for Mary Jane Bryant Smith, 81, of Tyler, will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at the Hawkins City Cemetery under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater. Mrs. Smith passed away on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at her residence.
Mary Jane was born October 5, 1939, in Anna, Texas to the late Josiah Bryant and Annabelle Hendricks Bryant. She married Don Smith, her high school sweetheart on December 28, 1962 and together raised a loving family. Mary Jane was an elementary teacher and her career spanned from the Duncanville ISD and Dallas ISD and she retired from teaching with the First Presbyterian Pre-school in Tyler. Mary Jane and her husband attended Green Acres Baptist Church in Tyler. She loved spending time with family and was lovingly referred to as “JJ�?by her grandchildren. She will not be forgotten by the loving family and many friends she leaves behind.
Mary Jane is survived by her husband of 58 years Don Smith of Tyler; children, Russell Smith and wife Kelley of Tyler; Renee Hood and husband Kelly of Tyler; and Roseann McDonald and husband Tommy of Salem, Virginia; brother, Kelly Bryant and wife Sheila; sisters; Patsy Wells, Joanne Turner and husband Malcom, Carolyn Eitel, Martha Rice and husband James, Cindy Spivey and husband Chuck, and Karen Cobb; grandchildren, Jackson Woodard, Savannah Jane McDonald, Harrison Woodard, MaryClaire Woodard, Conner Smith, Charlie McDonald, and Abigail Smith.
Graveside services for Mary Jane Bryant Smith, 81, of Tyler, will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at the Hawkins City Cemetery under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater. Mrs. Smith passed away on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at her residence.
Mary Jane was born October 5, 1939, in Anna, Texas to the late Josiah Bryant and Annabelle Hendricks Bryant. She married Don Smith, her high school sweetheart on December 28, 1962 and together raised a loving family. Mary Jane was an elementary teacher and her career spanned from the Duncanville ISD and Dallas ISD and she retired from teaching with the First Presbyterian Pre-school in Tyler. Mary Jane and her husband attended Green Acres Baptist Church in Tyler. She loved spending time with family and was lovingly referred to as “JJ�?by her grandchildren. She will not be forgotten by the loving family and many friends she leaves behind.
Mary Jane is survived by her husband of 58 years Don Smith of Tyler; children, Russell Smith and wife Kelley of Tyler; Renee Hood and husband Kelly of Tyler; and Roseann McDonald and husband Tommy of Salem, Virginia; brother, Kelly Bryant and wife Sheila; sisters; Patsy Wells, Joanne Turner and husband Malcom, Carolyn Eitel, Martha Rice and husband James, Cindy Spivey and husband Chuck, and Karen Cobb; grandchildren, Jackson Woodard, Savannah Jane McDonald, Harrison Woodard, MaryClaire Woodard, Conner Smith, Charlie McDonald, and Abigail Smith.
Events
| Birth | 5 Oct 1939 | Anna, Collin County, Texas |  |  | |
| Census (family)-shared | 2 Apr 1940 | (Josiah Kelly Bryant and Annabelle Hendricks) Collin County, Texas | | | |
| Census (family)-shared | 18 Apr 1950 | (Josiah Kelly Bryant and Annabelle Hendricks) Rusk County, Texas | | | |
| Marriage | 28 Dec 1962 | Donald Hubert Smith | |||
| Residence | 1 Jun 2001 | Tyler, Smith County, Texas | | | |
| Death | 2 Jun 2021 | Tyler, Smith County, Texas | |||
| Burial | 8 Jun 2021 | Hawkins City Cemetery, Wood County, Texas | |
Families
| Spouse | Donald Hubert Smith (1939 - ) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Josiah Kelly Bryant (1915 - 1989) |
| Mother | Annabelle Hendricks (1915 - 2004) |
| Sibling | Patsy Ruth Bryant (1934 - ) |
| Sibling | Joe Ann Bryant (1937 - ) |
| Sibling | Carolyn Sue Bryant (1942 - ) |
| Sibling | Martha Gail Bryant (1944 - ) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Living |
Notes
Birth
Mary Jane BryantEvent Type: Birth
Event Date: 05 Oct 1939
Event Place: Collin, Texas
Gender: Female
Father's Name: Joseph Kelly Bryanh
Mother's Name: Anna Belle Hendrick
Census (family)-shared
Joe N Bryant Head Male 25 Texas - Farmer, own farmAnna Belle Bryant Wife Female 25 Texas
Patsy Ruth Bryant Daughter Female 5 Texas
Joe Ann Bryant Daughter Female 2 Texas
Mary Jane Bryant Daughter Female 6/12 Texas
Census (family)-shared
Josiah K Bryant Husband M 35 years Texas - Tool repairman, oil fieldAnna Belle Bryant Wife F 35 years Texas
Patsy Ruth Bryant Daughter F 15 years Texas
Joann Bryant Daughter F 12 years Texas
Mary Jane Bryant Daughter F 10 years Texas
Carolyn S Bryant Daughter F 8 years Texas
Martha G Bryant Daughter F 5 years Texas
Residence
Smith Mary BryantAlias: Mary B Smith
Second Alias: Jane Bryant Smith
Event Type: Residence
Third Alias: Mary Jane Smith
Event Date: 1 Jun 2001
Event Place: Tyler, Texas, United States
Event Place (Original): Tyler, Texas, United States
Phone Number: 447-8775
Previous Residence: Tyler, Texas 75703
Previous Residence Postal Code: 75703
Birth Date: 5 Oct 1939
Second Previous Residence Place: Addison, Texas 75001
Third Previous Residence Place: Houston, Texas 77090
2nd Address Date: 1 Dec 1999-17 Jul 2001
3rd Address Date: 1 May 1988
Endnotes
1. "Texas, Birth Index, 1903-1997," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VDDL-HMV : accessed 09 Aug 2013), Mary Jane Bryant, 1939..
2. United States Census, 1940 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWJ6-9CD.
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4. United States Public Records, 1970-2009 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KLJ1-R5H.
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