Archie Bryan

Archie had a strong love of family, friends and country. He had great respect for our military. After retiring from the Army as a Master Sgt in 1966, he settled in Barstow and went to work at Santa Fe Railroad. He later worked at Ft. Irwin and then the Marine Corps Logistics Base in Barstow where he retired from Civil Service in 1985 and married the Love of his life, Ida.

Archie was happiest camping with Ida by his side and being out-fished by her. Other hobbies included his passion for woodworking, which could only have been rivaled by his love for teaching it to others, as well as small appliance/refrigeration repair and all around creative problem solving inventions and adaptations when things just didn't work well.

He is preceded in death by his parents Bennie and Myrtle Bryan, brothers Hank, Frank and Benjamin, a sister Dorothy Lancaster, first wife Martha Jane, son Hank Edward, stepsons Terry and Rickie Jenson, stepdaughter Debbie Stringer, grandson Dennis Michael (Mikey) Riffel, great granddaughter Kaitlynn (Kaity) Lee and his wife Ida Bryan.

He is survived by his nephew Dean Lancaster and wife Barbara, nephew Mike Bryan and wife Linda, niece Pat Jensen and husband Philip, niece Sheila Deason and husband Steve, stepchildren Jimmy Jenson and wife Helen, Diane Moran, Gloria Holland and husband Mike, Connie Jenson, Ronda Richardson and numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.

Celebration of Archie's life will be as follows:

Visitation:

Friday November 18, 2016 from 5:00-7:00pm

Mead Mortuary

36930 Irwin Rd.

Barstow, CA 92311

Military Funeral:

Saturday, November 19, 2016 at 1:30pm.

Mead Mortuary

36930 Irwin Rd.

Barstow, CA.

Reception immediately following at:

VFW

25190 Main Street

Barstow (Lenwood), CA.

Graveside Military Burial:

Monday, November 21, 2016 at 1:30pm

Mt. View Memorial Park

37067 Irwin Road

Barstow, CA 92311

In lieu of flowers, Archie's family has requested donations be made to Loma Linda Cancer Center

11234 Anderson St.

Loma Linda, CA 92354

OR

A Suicide Prevention Center of your choice.

Archie touched so many lives in so many ways. Come share with us as we celebrate his life and our love for an amazing man!