

Dorothy Bryant, 86, of Friendswood, Texas passed away Friday, December 23, 2022. She was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on July 2, 1936 to William Lafayette & Vava Valentine Trobaugh. She was happily married to Wayne Bryant for 67 years. Dorothy worked in a variety of different fields. She worked as a secretary in the medical field, oil and gas, railroad, until she found her true calling - advertising. She owned Partners in Advertising and employed Wayne after he proved himself useful.
Dorothy loved her family and spent many happy hours joking and always laughing. She loved to read, paint, write stories and entertain. She was always gracious and all were welcome.
She grew up attending First Baptist Church Houston, where she met Wayne when she was 17. They raised their family at Trinity Presbyterian Church where she was Clerk of Session and very active in her small group “The Group”. She and Wayne moved their membership to Clear Lake Presbyterian Church in the late 70’s.
Dorothy was a member of Community Bible Study for over 20 years, during that time she was a class member, children’s teacher and most of the years she was a beloved Core group leader.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her 4 siblings, Tommy, Pete, Billie and Charoletta; niece, best friend and partner in crime Pam Keathley; her grandsons Justin Bennett and Bryan Evans.
She is survived by her loving & devoted husband, Wayne; children: Angela Evans and husband Danny, Craig Bryant and wife Theresa, and Libbie Bennett and husband Gary; grandchildren: Jesse Atkinson, Chelsea Porlan and husband Daniel, Megan Harrell and husband Sherman, and Sean Bryant; great grandchildren Isabella and Luca Porlan, and Bonnie Harrell.
A memorial service for Dorothy will be held Thursday, December 29, 2022 at 2:00 PM at Clearlake Presbyterian Church, 1511 El Dorado Blvd, Houston, Texas 77062.
Serving as pallbearers are Craig Bryant , Danny Evans , David Hefner , Daniel Porlan , Jesse Atkinson and Sean Bryant .
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.ForestParkEast-FHC.com for the Bryant family.
PALLBEARERS
Craig Bryant
Danny Evans
David Hefner
Daniel Porlan
Jesse Atkinson
Sean Bryant
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