Ms. Tiffany Smith Bryant

Ivy Beyond The Wall Ceremonty........https://fb.watch/iCi1eE2suq/?mibextid=RUbZ1f For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have kept the faith; henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day; and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing. II Timothy 4:6-8 Tiffany Rashelle Smith Bryant transitioned from earthly labor to her heavenly reward early on Saturday morning February 4, 2023 at her home in Greensboro, North Carolina. Tiffany was born on February 1, 1975. She was the younger of two children of the late John Bobby Smith and the late Charlotte Jenkins Smith of Greenville, North Carolina. The arrival of a baby sister brought much joy and happiness to big brother Rodney. She was reared with love and devotion in the close-knit Brookhaven Community. Her parents loved road trips. Many weekends, summers, and holidays were spent with family up and down the east coast ---- with aunts, uncles, and cousins on both sides. Her parents were both educators. Both were involved in service and fraternal organizations. The entire family was devoted to York Memorial A M E Zion Church. There was a strong work ethic in this household. The J. B. Smith family was dedicated to their family, the neighborhood, the church, the school, and the community at-large. Tiffany was a graduate of J. H. Rose High School Class of 1993 – the first class to graduate from Rose at the new site on Arlington Boulevard. Tiffany and her classmates would reminisce about the experiences of their class which were like no other. She was an avid clarinet player in the Rose High Concert and Marching Bands and a member of the Junior Varsity and Varsity Girls Rampant Basketball Teams. Tiffany followed in her mother’s footsteps and chose as her major Health and Physical Education. She enrolled in the fall of 1993 at North Carolina A. and T. State University from which she graduated in December 1997. She taught Physical Education and coached volleyball at Grimsley High School in Greensboro. Her passion was education and she pursued with excellence and received the MA Ed in Human Performance in 2002 and the MA Ed in Educational Management from Strayer University. She worked in recruiting at Livingstone College, Strayer University, and Guilford Technical Community College. Tiffany served as Center Director for Sylvan Learning Center and most recently as a Student Advisor at High Point University. Tiffany Smith was initiated into the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated - Iota Kappa Omega Chapter, Greenville North Carolina on January 31, 1999. Tiffany became the legacy Soror of Soror Charlotte Smith a Charter member of the Chapter. Tiffany championed many service projects but the community outreach of feeding the hungry was her favorite. Tiffany was crowned Miss Fashionetta 1988 during the Biennial Scholarship Pageant. There was nothing that Tiffany Smith Bryant loved more than being the mother of Tia and Tyson –they were the center of her life—her heart—her joy. She loved watching her kids at play and watching her kids play sports. She loved traveling especially to see her kids compete --- many times celebrating a win. Tiffany was preceded in death by her loving father on February 11, 2012 and her loving mother on December 16, 2021. Those left to cherish her memory are her children Tia Bryant and Tyson Bryant of the home and their father Jesse Bryant her devoted caretaker and friend also of the home; her brother, Rodney Smith of Greenville, North Carolina; her niece, India Holloway and her nephew, Rodney J. Smith both of Greenville, North Carolina; six aunts and two uncles, a host of cousins and dear friends who mourn her passing and will forever honor her memory.

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Ms. Tiffany Smith Bryant

February 1, 1975 - February 4, 2023