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William Bryan Burns

October 14, 1921 — August 4, 2020

William Bryan Burns

Very much loved and deeply missed. Bryan "W.B." Burns went home to be with the Lord and join his wife and son on August 4, 2020. He passed peacefully of natural causes just shy of his 99th birthday. Mr. Burns served in WWII as a flight instructor and Lieutenant Aviator in the U.S. Navy from 1942-1946. He is preceded in death by his beloved wife, Tommie Burns (Jan 22, 1925 - Nov 28, 2015) and son, William Todd Burns (Jan 13,1944 - May 17,2018). Bryan and Tommie were united in marriage on March 4, 1943. Bryan is survived by his children, James "Rusty" Burns and wife, Bonnie, Susan Burns Blair and husband, Keith; grandchildren, Crystal, Danielle, Amanda, Cole and two great-grandchildren, Brooklyn and Maddox. A memorial service will be held at the Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in Keithville, La. on September 4, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. Please share your memories and condolences with the family in the guestbook.
"for whither thou goest I will go, and where thou lodgest, I will lodge, thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God." Ruth 1:16 (inscribed inside their wedding rings).
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