Rose Marie Bryant, 73, died January 17, 2015, at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born January 7, 1942, in Chase, she was the daughter of George and Georgia (Moore) Bird. She was a graduate of Lincoln High School in Lincoln. On January 27, 1961, she married Carl Lee Bryant in Lincoln. A longtime resident of Hoisington, she was employed for 17 1/2 years as a CNA on the night shift at Cheyenne Meadows Nursing Home. She and her husband both shared a love of fishing. Survivors include her husband, Carl Lee Bryant, of the home; one son, Vivian Bryant of Great Bend, two daughters: Louann Clark and husband Lawrence of Hoisington, and Janice Lauber and husband Daniel of Great Bend; one sister: Ann Otting of Abilene; one brother: Bill Bird of Abilene; 12 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Roy Bryant, brothers, Almon Bird, and Leonard Bird, and one sister, Norma Bird. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, January 22, 2015 at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home Chapel in Hoisington. The Reverend Dick Ogle will officiate. Burial will be in Hoisington Cemetery, Hoisington, Kansas. Friends may call from 1:00 to 5:00p.m., Tuesday, January 20, 2015 and 1:00 to 8:00 p.m., with family to receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to the Rose Marie Bryant Memorial Fund in care of Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home.