Bennett Ernest Noel Bryan was born March 12, 1988. He grew up in Bladenboro, NC. He graduated from West Bladen High School in June 2006. He later attended NC State University for a short time. He completed his degree in Electrical Technology at Bladen Community College in December 2009. This is where he met his wife Loucie. They were wed on August 14, 2009. He left for basic training shortly afterward. Noel, Loucie, and Zhen then moved to Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota. While in South Dakota, Zakai was born in April 2011. In January 2013, their son Zell was born. Noel served in the United States Air Force for three and a half years. While stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base, he had recently passed the test required to become a Staff Sergeant. His promotion would have been effective February 2014. Noel passed away Thursday, August 22, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospital, with family and friends by his side. Noel was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Ernest Bryan and Hilda Linda Bryan, his maternal grandparents, David Jr. Evers and Alice Evers, his aunt, Brenda Evers, and his uncle, Jerry Berry. He is survived by his wife, Loucie; his sons, Zhen, Zakai, and Zell; his parents, Alice Bryan and Bennie Bryan; his brothers, Ben Bryan and wife, Precious Stokes, and Arnaze Bryan; his sister, Hilda Bryan; his uncle, Charles Evers; his aunts, Marthaleen Kirby and husband, Trent, Blendia Berry, and many cousins and friends.