Bryan Ward Drennan

Marietta Monitor

March 23, 2001

Submitted by: Martha N. Reddout

Services for Bryan Ward Drennan, 30, of Marietta, were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, in the First Christian Church, Marietta, with the Rev. Tommy Higgle and the Rev. Tom Riley officiating.

Mr. Drennan was born July 12, 1970, in Oklahoma City, the son of Jack C. and Elizabeth Anne Doss Drennan. He died Sunday, March 18, 2001, in Integris Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City.

He had been a resident of Marietta since 1978, previously making his home in Ardmore. A 1988 graduate of Marietta High School, he graduated from Murray State College in Tishomingo with an Associate Degree in Agriculture. He then attended Oklahoma State University in Stillwater and graduated from Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant with a Bachelor of Arts in Conservation & Range Management. Mr. Drennan was employed in Oil & Gas Chemical sales. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, sports and horses, and his favorite pastime was spending time with his friends. Mr. Drennan was a member of the First Christian Church - Disciples of Christ in Marietta.

Survivors include his parents, Jack C. and Elizabeth Anne Drennan of the home; grandmother, Grace Drennan of Marietta; uncles and aunts, Dick and Jan Michael of Marietta, James and Sue Doss of Chandler, Arizona, and Goldie Estep of Rowlett, Texas; and several cousins.

Mr. Drennan was preceded in death by his grandfather, Jack C. Drennan Sr; great-grandmother, Blanche Ward; grand-mother, Beulah Doss Wears; step- grandfather, Marvin W. Wears; uncle and aunt, Coy and Audrey Foster; and uncle, Carl Estep.

Pallbearers were Brad McKinnon, Joe Bell, Bo Dailey, John Paul Alexander, Larry Walker, Robert Taylor, Mark Hobbs and Herschel (Bub) Peery. Honorary Pallbearers were Jack Hayes, John Kennedy, Rod Shankles, Billy Fred McKay, Randy Hagood, Dick Michael, Blake Michael, Dusty Michael, Sonny Reed, Dr. Tom O'Connor, Mark Segler, Susan Bell, Mary Helen Zachary, Laron Dixon, Bill McGill, Jerry McGill, Jim Folsom, Jerry Stewart, Frankie Vaughn and Joe Pete Martin.

Interment was in Lakeview Cemetery, Marietta, under the direction of Flanagan-Watts Funeral Home, Marietta.

The family requests that memorials be made to Miami Project To Cure Paralysis, P.O. Box 016960 (R48), Miami, Florida 33101-9844.