Dena Rochelle Bryan, 45, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 1, 2018, in New Braunfels, Texas.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 6, 2018, at First Baptist Church in West Orange. Officiating will be Brother Michael Procella.

Visitation will be held prior to the service beginning at 12:00 p.m., at First Baptist Church in West Orange.

Born in Orange, Texas, on January 21, 1973, she was the daughter of Kenneth E. Bryan and Mary Diane (Collins) Bryan. She worked for OCARC Signs and Engraving for 28 years and also assisted with the company’s fishing tournaments. Dena enjoyed life and loved to smile. She was happy to be with her family and always wanted to help people. Dena loved football, especially the Dallas Cowboys, and was a huge fan of Troy Aikman and Earl Thomas. She was a faithful woman who enjoyed going to church. Dena will be missed by all who knew and loved her.

She was preceded in death by her father, Kenneth Bryan.

She is survived by her mother, Diane Bryan; her brothers, David Bryan and wife Rachel, and Robert Bryan; her nieces, Emily Bryan, Izabella Bryan, and Katelyn Keneson; her nephew, William Messick; and her great-aunt, Edna Seilhan.

Services are under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home.