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Barbara Carole Bryant Wolanski (Miss Barbara to her many students), 62, of Bastrop, Texas, passed away peacefully in her sleep on October 13, 2022 in Kerrville, Texas. She was the second of four daughters born in Austin, Texas to Carole and Bob Bryant on June 17, 1960.
Barbara was a 1978 graduate of Stephen F. Austin High School and holds a teaching degree from Baylor University. She was a beloved teacher for 32 years and impacted many young lives during her impressive career. She retired from Bastrop ISD in 2013 to spend more time with family and to serve her community. She loved her church family (and they loved her), Foundation Christian Ministries, and was integrally involved in almost every aspect of the church. She was a Bible Study Fellowship Leader and passionate about her faith in Jesus! Barbara was also the current President of the Bastrop Parks Board and has been actively involved in the Bastrop community in many different roles.
Barbara is survived by her two devoted daughters, Jennifer Wolanski Shell and Chad Lott and daughters Ella B Shell and Aubrey Grace Shell of Center Point, Texas; and Jessica Pearl Wolanski and fiancé, Christopher Alan Vance of San Antonio, Texas. She is also survived by her three sisters Beth Bryant Boring and husband Bruce of Marietta, Georgia; Becky Bryant Buzzard and husband Danny of Georgetown, Texas; and Belinda (BB) Bryant Parker of McKinney, Texas and a whole lot of beloved nieces, nephews!
We will remember Barbara at a “Celebration of Life” service to be held at Foundation Christian Ministries, 177 Union Chapel Road East, Bastrop on Monday, October 24 at 11:00 a.m. with a lunch to follow. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to: City of Bastrop Bryant Memorial (Bob Bryant Park), 1311 Chestnut, Bastrop, TX 78602.
Barbara was a 1978 graduate of Stephen F. Austin High School and holds a teaching degree from Baylor University. She was a beloved teacher for 32 years and impacted many young lives during her impressive career. She retired from Bastrop ISD in 2013 to spend more time with family and to serve her community. She loved her church family (and they loved her), Foundation Christian Ministries, and was integrally involved in almost every aspect of the church. She was a Bible Study Fellowship Leader and passionate about her faith in Jesus! Barbara was also the current President of the Bastrop Parks Board and has been actively involved in the Bastrop community in many different roles.
Barbara is survived by her two devoted daughters, Jennifer Wolanski Shell and Chad Lott and daughters Ella B Shell and Aubrey Grace Shell of Center Point, Texas; and Jessica Pearl Wolanski and fiancé, Christopher Alan Vance of San Antonio, Texas. She is also survived by her three sisters Beth Bryant Boring and husband Bruce of Marietta, Georgia; Becky Bryant Buzzard and husband Danny of Georgetown, Texas; and Belinda (BB) Bryant Parker of McKinney, Texas and a whole lot of beloved nieces, nephews!
We will remember Barbara at a “Celebration of Life” service to be held at Foundation Christian Ministries, 177 Union Chapel Road East, Bastrop on Monday, October 24 at 11:00 a.m. with a lunch to follow. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to: City of Bastrop Bryant Memorial (Bob Bryant Park), 1311 Chestnut, Bastrop, TX 78602.