Louis Bryan

Louis Bryan, 81, longtime Moses Lake, Wash. resident, passed away Monday, December 20, 2004 at his home.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, December 27, 2004 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Grape Drive Chapel, with Bishop Daniel Hope of the Moses Lake 2nd Ward officiating. Interment will follow in Pioneer Memorial Gardens, Moses Lake.

Arrangements are in care of Kayser's Chapel & Crematory, Moses Lake. Viewing will take place at the funeral home on Thursday, December 23 from noon until 7 p.m. The family will greet friends at the church on Monday morning from 9 until 10:45 a.m.

Lou was born September 28, 1923 in Lexington, Okla. He went to several small schools until the ninth grade, then attended Lexington High School. He loved sports and lettered in football, basketball, baseball and boxing.

Lou worked for Carnation Potato and retired in 1986. After retirement, he was called back to consult for factories opening in Mexico and Russia. Lou loved the Lord, his family, friends, golfing, his dogs and chocolate. He was a man of integrity and values.

He is survived by: his sons, Michael Bryan, Larry (Sally) Bryan, both of Twin Falls, Idaho, and Perry (Lisa) Eash of Des Moines, Wash.; daughters, Kathy (Lyle) Marley of Wapato, Wash., Lynda (Richard) Durrett of Radcliff, Ky., Ronda (LeRoy) Funk of Burley Idaho, Pauline (Mike) Howells of Moses Lake, Karin (Brett) Pruett of Moses Lake and Jonni (Steve) Whitaker of Burley, Idaho; brothers, Doyle Bryan of Sedro Wooley, Wash. and Jack Bryan of the Phillipines; sisters, Marcia Ginsberg, Mary (Dick) Weeks, both of Yakima, Wash.; and 29 grandchildren and 16 great-children.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Sabilla Bryan, daughters, Bonnie Connors and Barbara Wilson, granddaughters, Melissa Lybbert and Kim Connors, parents, Eugene and Ora (Evans) Bryan, and his brother, Paul "Blacky" Bryan.