Jean Carolyn Calaway Bryant's Obituary
Jean Carolyn Calaway Bryant, age 72, went to be with her Lord and Savior on October 19, 2020. She was born March 14, 1948, in Camden, Arkansas, to the late Bruce Thomas Calaway and Lois Merritt Calaway.
Jean graduated from Camden High School in 1966, attended University of Southern Arkansas in Magnolia, and on July 23, 1967 she married the love of her life, Don Alan Bryant. They lived in Rogers, Arkansas, all of the 53 years of their marriage. They were partners in business as well as in life, as they began together their family business, DABCO, of which Jean was a full partner and Chief Financial Officer. She was an active member of the Central United Methodist Church of Rogers throughout her adult life beginning in 1969.
Jean was the true Matriarch of the Bryant Family, in every way, indeed she was the glue that held our family together. While she loved everyone, following the example of her special grandmother, Etta Jenkins Merritt, Jean had an amazing connection with children of all ages.
Jean is preceded in death by her parents, grandparents, and infant granddaughter, Eloise Alice Boyett. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Don Alan Bryant, of Rogers; her son Anthony Alan Bryant of Fayetteville; her daughter Amanda Ellen Bryant Boyett (Jay) of Rogers; grandson, Benton Wells Boyett, a student at Kansas University; a granddaughter, Sybeal Alice Boyett of Rogers; and a grandson, Thomas Alan Bryant (TAB) of Fayetteville. She is also survived by brother, Ronald Thomas Calaway (Sue) of Fayetteville; an uncle, Jerry Wayne Merritt (Hilda) of McKinney, Texas; and a host of lifelong, loving friends.
Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Stockdale-Moody Funeral Home of Rogers, Arkansas, with a celebration of her beautiful life to be planned for March 2021. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the American Cancer Society or to Circle of Life Hospice of Springdale, Arkansas.
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