Juanita Coffey Bryant

"The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the Valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23. A Baton Rougeresident and a native ofHoodville, Ill., she died at Sherwood Manor on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007, at 6:35 a.m.She was 88, and a retired Louisiana State Vocational Rehabilitation accountant. Visiting at Rabenhorst Funeral Home East, 11000 Florida Blvd., on Monday from 5 p.m.to 8 p.m.and on Tuesday from 8 a.m.until religious service at 10 a.m.in the chapel, conducted by Dr. James Parker and the Rev. Jim Nichols. Interment inGreenoaksMemorial Park. She is survived by two daughters, Leona Avery and Anita Bryant, both of Baton Rouge; a sister, Maurine Sons of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; two grandchildren, Darryl W. Avery and fiancée, Carol Lotko, of Denver, Colo., and Diana L. Jones and husband Phil of Cabot, Ark.; two great-granddaughters, Ann Michele and Christin Lynn Treat; and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Bill and Ronnie Coffey, Mark David and Mantle Austin, Phil Jones and Richard Potter. Honorary pallbearers areClyde, Catha and Sherman Honey and Darryl Avery. She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Joseph William Bryant; mother, Anna Louise Stewart Coffey; father and stepmother, Robert Thomas Coffey and Hettie L. Coffey; infant sister, Maxine; brothers, Morris, Robert T., Gene and Dwain Knight Coffey; and sisters, Helen Coffey Harris and Lucille Coffey Camp. She was a member ofWinbourneBaptistChurch. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions to St. Jude Children'sResearchHospital.