Mary M. Bryant's Obituary
Funeral services for Mary M. Bryant, 67, of New Llano, Louisiana will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in the Labby Memorial Funeral Home of Leesville, LA with Bro. Lynn Cooley officiating. Burial will follow in the Glass Window Cemetery in Slagle, LA.
Visitation will be Monday, April 14, 2025 from 5:00 – 9:00 P.M., Tuesday, April 15, 2025 from 9:00 A. M. until the time of service, in the funeral home.
Mary was born on July 7, 1957, in Leesville, Louisiana, to her parents, William T. Bryant and Gladys Beatrice Waggoner Bryant. She passed away on Friday, April 11, 2025, in Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center, surrounded by close family.
Mary attended Christian Living Fellowship Church in Leesville, LA and was active in community service activities. She was a 1975 graduate of Leesville High School and was a member of the LHS Alumni Association.
She worked in Federal Civil Service for over 38 years. Before retiring in December 2012, Mary was the Director of Logistics (DOL) for 4 years in Fort Wainwright, AK. She served in other capacities of her career as a Logistics Management Specialist, Deputy DOL, and Supply Management Officer while at USAG Humphreys in Korea. While working in Civil Service at Fort Polk, LA, Mary worked in DOL as a Supply Management Officer, Supervisory Supply Management Specialist, and a Supply Technician. Mary received many awards and recognition for her work. She was a recipient of the IMCOM Stalwart Award in Korea in 2007, and she was certified as Lean Six Sigma Green Belt. After retiring, Mary worked briefly at Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital in Logistics. Besides being a Civil Service worker, Mary was also a Notary Public and worked many elections in Vernon Parish as the Commissioner in Charge.
Work ethic, intelligence, and tenacity were notable characteristics of Mary, and she had a successful career. However, family was first to Mary, so she enjoyed anything that involved spending time with them. She loved and supported her children, grandchildren, and nieces & nephews in all their sports, academic endeavors, and later career pursuits. Mary was competitive in nature, and she loved to cook so she enjoyed watching competitive cooking shows. She also liked to travel and compete in cooking contests. Her most recent was Build a Better Burger Contest sponsored by Sutter Home where she was representing Louisiana at the regional level in Colorado. Everyone who knew Mary understood that she knew how to have a good time and enjoyed karaoke and traveling. She made many trips “down South” and to Las Vegas with family.
Mary is preceded in death by her parents: William T. & Gladys Beatrice Waggoner Bryant; brothers: Manuel Waggoner, James Bryant, Lester Bryant, and W.T. Bryant; and sisters: Josephine Yeager, Rose Marie Bryant, Pauline Melberg, and Carla Sue Bryant.
Left to cherish her memory are her children: Caren Kay of Falcon CO, Cheree’ Kay-Atkins & husband, Roger of Leesville, LA, and Charles “Bud” Kay, Jr. of New Llano, LA, and their father, Charles Kay, Sr. of New Llano, LA; grandchildren: Hunter Hubbs (Ana-Marie Elizaldi) of Colorado Springs, CO, Summer Atkins (Stone Adair) of Youngsville, LA, Skylar Neuwirth of Lexington, VA, Dr Spring Atkins Matthews & husband, Landon of Merryville, LA, and Caleb Neuwirth of Falcon, CO; one great grandchild: Oakley Grant Hubbs; two brothers: Palmer Johnson of Eros, LA and Leslie Bryant & wife Carrie of Orange, TX; one sister: Gladys Marie Dalton & husband, Michael of New Llano, LA; sister-in-love: Shirley Bryant of Hornbeck, LA, and a host of nieces, nephews, great nieces, and great nephews.
Those honored to serve as pallbearers are her grandchildren: Hunter, Summer, Skylar, Spring, & Caleb, and nephew, Samuel Dalton.
Honorary pallbearers: niece, Jodi Dalton and nephews: L.J. Bryant, William “Willie” Bryant, & Waylon Bryant.
PowerPoint Presentation provided by niece, Jennifer Bryant Durrett
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