Bryan Lee Ernest was born April 17, 1971 in McNairy County, Tennessee the son of Brenda Fulwood McIntyre and the late James Linden Ernest. Bryan was a deep sea diver and welder with Superior Offshore International in Lafayette, Louisiana. He was a member of the Stantonville Church Of Christ. He was also a member of the Association of Diver Contractors and the Tennessee National Guard.Bryan departed this life on February 3, 2007 in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, at the age of 35 Years, 9 Months, 17 Days. He is survived by a daughter, Kelly Beth Ernest of Selmer, Tennessee; mother and step-father, Brenda Fulwood and Johnny McIntyre of Selmer, Tennessee; half-sister, Melissa Ernest of Stantonville, Tennessee; and two step-sisters, Sonya Stewart of Jackson, Tennessee and Michelle McIntyre of Bethel Springs, Tennessee.Other than his father, Bryan was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, T. J. and Lillie Fulwood and his paternal grandparents, Burl and Velma Ernest.