Thelma Ann Johnson Bryan

THELMA ANN JOHNSON BRYAN of Sherwood, Ark., passed away October 16, 2018. She was born August 6, 1935 in Bastrop, La., to the late Freeland and Lola Johnson. Thelma was a member of the First Baptist Church of Sherwood. She retired from Arkansas Baptist Children's Home, Monticello and Sherwood Emergency Receiving Home. Mrs. Bryan was preceded in death by her husband, Rudolph "Rudy" Bryan and a brother, Eugene Johnson. Survivors include four children: Deborah Ann Halbert (Rick), Sherry Lynn Bryan (Michael Hagge), Kurt Michael Bryan (LuAnne) and Jatonia Rene Bryan; seven grandchildren: Robin Michelle Rogers (Jackson), Ricky Leon Halbert, III (Shea), Maranda Anne Hawthorn (Joe Don), Emily Diane Kelley (Timothy), Kelli Whittington, Calvin Lawson (Bethany), and Corey Lawson; fourteen great-grandchildren; and a brother, Archie Wade Johnson. The family wishes to thank everyone at Quapaw Care & Rehabilitation Center and Kindred Hospice. We will be forever grateful. A celebration of life honoring Mrs. Bryan will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, October 27, 2018 at the First Baptist Church of Sherwood. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Susan G. Komen, 904 Autumn Road #500, Little Rock, Arkansas 72211 or the Arkansas Baptist Children's Home Little Rock Office, 10 Remington Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204. Online guestbook at www.SmithFamilyCares.com.