Chaz Aaron Bryan
June 11, 1999 – August 05, 2017
Chaz Aaron Bryan was born June 11, 1999 in Elk
City, Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma
to Gena Mae and Timothy Mark Bryan. He passed away August 5,
2017 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 18 years, 1 month
and 24 days.
Chaz began school at Sayre, Oklahoma before
transferring to Cheyenne
transferring to Cheyenne
School where he was a member of the Class of 2018. He
was active in
was active in
sports, participating in baseball, basketball and also ran track.
He was
He was
a member of the band, playing the trumpet and drums. He was an active
member of 4-H and the Cheyenne FFA. He showed sheep and goats and
had been
elected to serve as the Sentinel in this upcoming school year.
elected to serve as the Sentinel in this upcoming school year.
This past month,
he achieved a great goal by being voted on as a member
he achieved a great goal by being voted on as a member
of the Sweetwater Fire
Department where he joined ranks with father, Tim,
Department where he joined ranks with father, Tim,
who currently serves as the
Fire Chief. Chaz loved being outdoors and
Fire Chief. Chaz loved being outdoors and
enjoyed hunting, fishing, working on
the Dobson Ranch and was his Dad’s
the Dobson Ranch and was his Dad’s
best “Rakehand/Farmhand”. This
summer, he found that Preslie, his Best
summer, he found that Preslie, his Best
friend for years, had become the young
lady he had chosen to call his
lady he had chosen to call his
Girlfriend. Chaz had such a burden for his
friends and was genuinely concerned
friends and was genuinely concerned
for them. He always talked so highly of his
Dad and wanted nothing more than
Dad and wanted nothing more than
to make his family proud. He was very proud of
becoming a firefighter, but
becoming a firefighter, but
was not content with just that. He wanted to work
harder at his job so that
harder at his job so that
his Dad would see that he had a good work ethic. He
bragged on his Dad’s
bragged on his Dad’s
work ethic and talked about his grandma being such a godly
influence in
influence in
his life and how he enjoyed his lunches with her daily.
Chaz was baptized in March 25, 2012 at New
Liberty Church where he
Liberty Church where he
was currently a member of the New Liberty Church. In
June of this year,
June of this year,
he attended camp at Falls Creek where he rededicated his
life to the Lord.
life to the Lord.
He was preceded in death by his maternal
grandmother, Carolyn Chalfant,
grandmother, Carolyn Chalfant,
paternal grandfather, Leonard Bryan and an aunt,
Connie Bryan.
Connie Bryan.
He is survived by his parents, Tim and Gena and
his sister, Faith Bryan, all
his sister, Faith Bryan, all
of Grimes, Oklahoma; his aunts and uncles, Jaclyn
and Rob Stephens, of Elk City,
and Rob Stephens, of Elk City,
OK and children, Alister, Declan and Amelie;
Brandon and Tami Hodge of Sayre,
Brandon and Tami Hodge of Sayre,
OK; and children, Daylon and Kadence;
Brooke and Dakota Buckner, Sayre,
Brooke and Dakota Buckner, Sayre,
OK and and children Wiley, Remi, and Tennesee
Breeze, Lucas and Dautry Buckner;
Breeze, Lucas and Dautry Buckner;
Dale and Renay Bryan of Faxon, OK, and
children, Dallas and Lisa Bryan,
children, Dallas and Lisa Bryan,
Deidra and Chris Zerzavy, Drake and Jordan
Bryan; Kent and Pam Bryan
Bryan; Kent and Pam Bryan
of Sweetwater, OK and children, Travis
and Mindy Bryan, Brittany and Devin
and Mindy Bryan, Brittany and Devin
Morehead; his grandparents, Lois Bryan of
Sweetwater, OK, Kenneth Hodge
Sweetwater, OK, Kenneth Hodge
of Sayre, OK, Jay Chalfant of Strong City, OK;
his girlfriend, Preslie Parkhurst
his girlfriend, Preslie Parkhurst
of Strong City, OK and a host of other
relatives and friends.
relatives and friends.
Services
were held at the Cheyenne School Auditorium on Wednesday,
were held at the Cheyenne School Auditorium on Wednesday,
August 9, 2017 at
2:00 with interment at Mulberry Cemetery.
2:00 with interment at Mulberry Cemetery.
Memorial Donations maybe presented to
the Security State Bank.
the Security State Bank.
Whinery Funeral Service, Cheyenne Star, August 2017