Janie Jeanell (Queen) Bryant

Janie Jeanell Bryant, 79, of Chatsworth, passed away on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at her residence.

A native of Dalton, Georgia, Mrs. Bryant had lived for many years in the Fairview Community of Rossville and the last forty years in Chatsworth.  Her family was her life and was affectionately known as “Nanny,” not only to her family, but all of those that came into her life.  She was an excellent “Moma”,cook, seamstress, and loved to read.  Mrs. Bryant was preceded in death by her parents, John & Lola Mae Queen, twin daughters, Dana Lee & Jana Lee Bryant, brothers, Dillon & David Queen, and sisters, Libby Hill & Jessie Brown.

Survivors include her beloved husband of 63 years, Roy Lee Bryant, Sr.; children, Victoria (Bobby) Ferguson of Athens, AL, Roy L. “Shorty” (Leisa) Bryant, Jr. of Chatsworth, GA, & Lloyd Lee Bryant, Chatsworth, GA; grandchildren, Tiffany Ratley & Steffany Dressler, Athens, AL, Michelle Poteet, Chatsworth, GA, Ladonna Gadsby & Lindsey Lola Lee Bryant, both of Ft. Oglethorpe; seven great-grandchildren; sister, Catherine Brown; brother, Jack Queen; many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held Friday at 2:00 p.m. in the South Crest Chapel with Pastor Jim Bennett officiating.  Interment will follow in Tennessee-Georgia Memorial Park.

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The family will receive friends Friday from 12:00 noon until the service hour at the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home & Crematory, at the end of historic Missionary Ridge, Rossville.