David Mitchell Ryan

Funeral services for David Mitchell Ryan will be held on Tuesday, February 12th, 2019 at 10:00 AM at Cornerstone Outreach Revival Center of Locust Grove with Pastor Rick Kiddy officiating. Visitation with his family will be held on Monday, February 11th, 2018 beginning at 1PM until 7PM at the Reed-Culver Chapel. He will be laid to rest at Hogan Cemetery in Locust Grove. Online condolences for his family may be left at www.reedculver.com.

Pallbearers for David include Kidd Ryan, Cody Carney, Luke Garrison, Quinten Parks, Mitch Watson, Jeff Pippin, Leonard Space, and Tracy Ruggles.

David Mitchell Ryan was born on Wednesday, February 19th 1958, in Wichita, KS, the son of Jesse Harold and Shirley Faye (Buchanan) Ryan. He graduated high school in 1976 and then attended Central Tech at Drumright and attained his CDL. The open road beckoned and David decided to join the transportation industry as a truck driver. For 33 years he transported freight for Transwood Trucking, Becker/DSI, and made the “million mile club “three times! When he wasn’t working, you could find David riding his motorcycle, he was the road captain for the Southern Cruisers Riding Club, going on a road trip, watching college football or professional wrestling, exploring caves, riding rollercoasters, or hanging out at the beach with his family. Life was meant to be lived and he packed a lot of memories into every day. David was the guy with the infectious smile that made everyone around him happy whether they wanted to be or not! He loved kids, and was always up for a game of catch or supporting the kids at their league ball games. On August 23rd, 1993, he married his best friend, Angela Jean Carney. Together they raised David Michael, Daniel Joseph, Kidd Caleb, Amanda Michelle, Susan Dawn, Amanda Gayle, and Jo Elizabeth. Their home was full of children, grandchildren, and a lot of fun gatherings, grilling in the backyard, chasing hummingbirds with the grandkids, just enjoying each others company. They had 14 grandchildren and he was proud of each and every one of them. For all he had to do, the Lord called this hard working and long traveling man home from his adventures on February 2nd, 2019 in Simla, CO. David was 60 years old. He will be greatly missed.

He is preceded in death by his mother, father, one son, Daniel Joseph Horton, one brother Harold Wayne Ryan and his grandparents.

Those left to cherish his memory include his beloved wife Angie Ryan of the home in Locust Grove. He leaves his children, David Ryan of Locust Grove, Kidd Ryan and wife Ashlynn of Locust Grove, Amanda Ryan of Locust grove, Susan Ryan also of Locust Grove, Amanda Henson and husband Regan of Broken Arrow, and Jo Willis and husband Jeremy of Owasso, OK. He leaves one brother, James Sherman Ryan of Georgia. David lives on in his fourteen grandchildren, Justin Lefevre, Destanee Lefevre, Andrew Hill, Austin Ryan, Aaron Willerton, Jonah Ryan, Clyde Ryan, Emma Ryan, David Ryan, Walker Willis, Kayleigh Willis, Melody Carney, Haddon Willis, and Jack Willis, and two great grandchildren, Blayke Brown and Kaylee Lefevre, as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends and loved ones too numerous to mention.