Walter Warden Bryan, 90, of Parsons, died at 2:50 a.m., Tuesday, February 23, 2010, at the Parsons Good Samaritan Society. He had been in failing health.
He was born January 18, 1920, in Neodesha, Kansas, to Charles Elmer and Sarah Mahala (Dowty) Bryan. He grew up and attended school in Neodesha. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II in the Construction Battalion.
He was employed by Standard Oil as a pipefitter for 27 years, farmed and raised livestock on the farm that had been in the family for 103 years, and hung wallpaper as an independent contractor for several years.
He attended the Bethel Church of God in Neodesha and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Neodesha. He enjoyed playing cards and dice.
He and Jessie June Tafoya were married April 5, 1941, in Cherryvale, Kansas. In June of 2008 the couple moved to Parsons where they have lived since. She survives.
Additional survivors include:
Two Daughters – Mary Ann Bryan Thayer, KS
Frances McGinnes and husband, Bill Parsons, KS
Thirteen Grandchildren – Eugene Bryan and wife, Neasha
LeaAnne Johnson and husband, Carl
Sherri Thurman and husband, Gerold
Denna Sandbothe and Donald Scott
Alisha Sallee and husband, Kristofer
Layton McCoy and wife, Keena
Jeffery McCoy
Warden Cohee
Eddie Cohee
Teresa Prather and husband, Keith
Jesse McGinnes and wife, Tricia
Clinton McGinnes
Stoney McGinnes and Delinda Brown
Thirty-Three Great-Grandchildren
Fifteen Great-Great-Grandchildren
One Brother – Leroy Bryan Neodesha, KS
One Sister – Freda Grace Independence, MO
He was preceded in death by one son, Walter Lee Bryan; one daughter, Delores June Cohee; daughter-in-law, Cherol Bryan; and three brothers, Elmer, Kenny and Harold Bryan.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 26, 2010, at Bethel Church of God in Neodesha. Burial will be in Shelly Cemetery near Neodesha. The family will receive friends from 7-8:00 p.m., Thursday, at Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons.
Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Walter Warden Bryan, please visit our flower store.
He was born January 18, 1920, in Neodesha, Kansas, to Charles Elmer and Sarah Mahala (Dowty) Bryan. He grew up and attended school in Neodesha. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II in the Construction Battalion.
He was employed by Standard Oil as a pipefitter for 27 years, farmed and raised livestock on the farm that had been in the family for 103 years, and hung wallpaper as an independent contractor for several years.
He attended the Bethel Church of God in Neodesha and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Neodesha. He enjoyed playing cards and dice.
He and Jessie June Tafoya were married April 5, 1941, in Cherryvale, Kansas. In June of 2008 the couple moved to Parsons where they have lived since. She survives.
Additional survivors include:
Two Daughters – Mary Ann Bryan Thayer, KS
Frances McGinnes and husband, Bill Parsons, KS
Thirteen Grandchildren – Eugene Bryan and wife, Neasha
LeaAnne Johnson and husband, Carl
Sherri Thurman and husband, Gerold
Denna Sandbothe and Donald Scott
Alisha Sallee and husband, Kristofer
Layton McCoy and wife, Keena
Jeffery McCoy
Warden Cohee
Eddie Cohee
Teresa Prather and husband, Keith
Jesse McGinnes and wife, Tricia
Clinton McGinnes
Stoney McGinnes and Delinda Brown
Thirty-Three Great-Grandchildren
Fifteen Great-Great-Grandchildren
One Brother – Leroy Bryan Neodesha, KS
One Sister – Freda Grace Independence, MO
He was preceded in death by one son, Walter Lee Bryan; one daughter, Delores June Cohee; daughter-in-law, Cherol Bryan; and three brothers, Elmer, Kenny and Harold Bryan.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 26, 2010, at Bethel Church of God in Neodesha. Burial will be in Shelly Cemetery near Neodesha. The family will receive friends from 7-8:00 p.m., Thursday, at Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons.
Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Walter Warden Bryan, please visit our flower store.
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