Dianna Jean Bryant

Dianna was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on October 13, 1949 to Joan and Gene Yeager. She spent the early years of her childhood in Little Rock. The family moved to Sacramento California, where Dianna attended Holy Family and then graduated from San Juan High School in 1968. She then moved to San Francisco and Los Angeles to pursue a modeling career. She moved back to Sacramento and settled in Fair Oaks. It was there that she discovered her passion for gardening and sewing. She was an active member of the PTA and could be found assisting in the lunchroom or during recess at Earl LeGette Elementary where her girls went to school. She was most happy volunteering and playing an active role in her girls’ lives. She enjoyed working in the service industry and had many jobs working for Bobby McGee’s, La Hacienda, and the Juke Box. But her true passion was decorating. She worked for Calico Corners for several years and enjoyed helping the many friends she made there. She retired from Calico Corners in 2014 and enjoyed spending her days working on her garden, bargain shopping, or spending time with family and friends.

Dianna is preceded in death by her mother, Joan Smith; her father, Gene Yeager; and her brother, Laurence Smith; she is survived by her sister: Michele Shepard; her children: Samantha Sweezy (Bryant) and her husband John, Stephanie Bryant, and Christina Bryant; and her grandchildren: Nicole Diamond-Payne and her husband Jeffrey, Michael, Taylor, Hannah, Levi, and Lucca; her many nieces and nephews: Laurence Smith Jr.; Heather Beckham, her husband Ian and their children Ethan and Harper; Angel Laprise, her husband Chad and their children Aubrey and Eva; Morgen Earle, his wife Lindsay and their children Eloise and Cora; and Shane Shepard, his fiancé Chantelle and their daughter Ocean; and her caregiver: Brenda Doyle.