Dorothy “Dottie” Bryant, 86, passed away, Wednesday May 25, 2016. Visitation will be Sunday, May 29, 2016, from 6 to 7 p.m. followed by a Rosary at 7 p.m. at Morrison Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be Monday, May 30, 2016, at 10 a.m. in St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Tonk Valley Cemetery in Young County under the direction of Morrison Funeral Home.

Dottie was born Aug. 6, 1929, to the late Michael Henry and Mae Flynn Carey in Waco, Texas. She was the youngest of four children. She attended Grammar and High School at St. Mary’s  in Yonkers, New York, and relocated back to Waco in 1946. She later moved to Fort Worth working as a bookkeeper, She met Elmer Bryant and they were married, May 27, 1960. He preceded her in death on, Dec. 11, 1995. They made their home in Graham, where Dottie was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and very active in community service. She gave freely of her time as she volunteered for Graham Area Church Women, American Cancer Society, Senior Citizen Center, Meals on Wheels, and Altar Society of St. Mary’s Church. Her favorite, which she first volunteered in 1965, was for the Graham Regional Hospital Auxiliary. She enjoyed “pushing the cart”, working the gift shop, and selling thousands of raffle tickets. She remained active in the Auxiliary until a very short time ago, giving over 50 years of service.

Survivors include her sons, Robert “Skip” Bryant and wife Kim and their children Jennifer, Emily and Spencer; Michael Bryant and wife Linda and their children, Landon, Andrew and wife Emily and Lauren;  two great-grandchildren, Mary Beth Pope and Carson Pope; and numerous nieces and nephews also survive.

Dottie was preceded in death by brother, Mike Carey, and sisters, Helen Craven and Kathryn Mecurio.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Graham Regional Auxiliary or a favorite charity.