Bryan Brodie

(From Ozark Funeral Home)

Mr. Bryan Wayne Brodie, 56, of Neosho, Missouri, departed this life suddenly on Thursday, September 8, 2016, in Chanute, Kansas, from injuries sustained in a tractor trailer accident.

Bryan entered this life on September 23, 1959, in Neosho, Missouri, born to the union of Louis James and Judith Ann (Woodrum) Brodie. He attended school in Neosho, Missouri and was a lifelong area resident. He started his career as a professional truck driver at the age of twenty-three, graduating from Crowder College School of Trucking. Bryan drove a truck for the last thirty-four years and was currently employed by Beaver Lake Transport of Springdale, Arkansas. He enjoyed horseback riding, fishing, playing cards and computer games and visiting with his family and friends. He was a longtime member of the Goodman Methodist Church and a Veteran of the United States Navy.

He was preceded in death by his father, Louis James Brodie; and a stepbrother, Robert Lawson.

Bryan is survived by his mother, Judy Lawson and husband, Raymond, of Neosho, Missouri; a brother, Jeff Brodie and wife, Tina, of South Coffeyville, Oklahoma; two sisters, Kimberly Worster of Neosho and Donja Woodcock and husband, Greg, also of Neosho; three stepsiblings, Charles Lawson and wife, Gail, of Bentonville, Arkansas, Johnny Ray Lawson and wife, Ruth, of Centerton, Arkansas and May Ann Willet of Neosho; five nephews; two nieces; as well as a host of other family and friends.

Funeral services for Bryan will be held on Tuesday, September 13, 2016, in the Goodman Chapel of the Ozark Funeral Homes at 10:00 a.m. with Pastor Doug Gripka officiating. Burial will follow in the Howard Cemetery in Goodman, Missouri. Those honoring his life by serving as pallbearers are Jeff Brodie, Greg Woodcock, Phillip Caddy, Brandon Worster, Adam Worster and Jeremy Woodrum. The family will receive friends on Monday evening from 6-8:00 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. On-line condolences may be sent to the family through our website www.ozarkfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of the Ozark Funeral Home in Goodman, Missouri.