Minnie Lou Callier "Bunch" Bryan, 85 of Ridge, MD died February 20, 2013 in St. Augustine, FL. Born June 16, 1927 in Bethel, (Pitt County) North Carolina to the late Elder Russell Callier and Ethel Willis "Dolly" Callier. She was the fifth of seven children. Three predeceased her: Russell Callier, Jr. "Sonny", Benjamin Callier "Jack", Willie May Callier "Sister" Gainer, a nephew that was reared in the home from birth as her brother, Julius Gainer.

Bunch graduated from W.C. Change High School in Parmele, NC. She attended Elizabeth City State Teachers College in Elizabeth City, NC briefly. She moved to Lexington Park, MD to live with her brother and his family.

One June 11, 1948, she was married to Joseph A. Bryan whom she had met previously while she was on vacation in MD. He had returned from military duty in Korea. He predeceased her in 2009. They were married for 61 years and had three sons.

During her years of employment, she worked many places. She worked at Hill's Laundry in Great Mills, MD, she was a teacher's aide at Park Hall Elementary School, Piney Point Elementary School, and Ridge Elementary School under the title 1 program. She attended La Wanda's School of Beauty Culture in DC and received her operator's license. She later returned to DC Beauty Academy to receive her managers license. She operated Bryan's Beauty Shop in Ridge, MD for many years while working other jobs. She attended Temple Business School in DC and received a certificate in business and clerk typist.

Bunch was a secretary at Ridge Elementary School for five years, resigning because of health problems. In 1978, she went to work at the Public Works Administration Department at the Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, MD. She was later transferred to the Energy Department and also Engineering Department. She resigned later to take care of her elderly mother who had come to live with her.

She was also a volunteer at St. Mary's Hospital and St. Mary's Health Department, Leonardtown, MD. She was an election official for St. Mary's County, Leonardtown, MD. Bunch supported many charities to include Mary Knolls, MADD, American Indian Youth, Paralyzed Veterans, Red Cross, Covent House, Disabled Veterans, and many more.

She was a member of St. Peter Claver Parish, St. Inigoes, MD, Women of the Word, and the 70+ Birthday Group. She served as her church's rectory assistant, Eucharistic Minister, Scripture Reader and a member of the choir. She was also a member of the NAACP and AARP.

Bunch loved landscaping her yard with beautiful plants and trees. She and her husband always decorated their home for the different holidays, as long as their health permitted.

She and her husband "Joe" purchased a home in beautiful "Belle Haven", a retirement community, in St. Augustine, FL. He was hoping that he would be able to enjoy the mild climate and be able to get to and from dialysis in a few minutes. He lived only four days and four nights after arriving there. After she and their sons returned with him to MD, she went back to her home in Florida. She spent her time seasonally between MD and FL.

She leaves to cherish her memory, her three sons, Joseph Kenneth "Ken" Bryan (Lauren) and their two children, Courtney Lea and Joseph Avram, their stepdaughter Ashley and granddaughter Angelya of St. Augustine, FL, Donald Ray "Don" Bryan (Cathy) and their two children, Matthews and Margaret Bryan of Columbia, MD, and Benjamin Gerald "Ben" Bryan (Joyce) and their two children Elizabeth Ann Howard and Graeme Peter Howard of Dameron, MD. She is also survived by two brothers, Charles Gary "Chuck" Callier (Marjorie) and their daughter Stephanie and three grandchildren of Papillion, NE, Calvin Earl "Cat" Callier (Delores) and his two children, Sandra Howard and Julius Callier and grandchildren of Fuquay Varina, NC; one sister, Novella Andrews and her children, James, Linda, Charles and Sheila, grandchildren and great grandchildren; a host of nephews, nieces and relatives; two sisters-in-law, Cherry B. Callier, who was like a mother to her, and her children, Hilda Brown, Benjamin Callier, Jr., and Yvonne Brooks, and grandchildren and great grandchildren, Mary Corbin and her children Vivian Chase, Joseph E. Jr., Robert, Morris, Erick and goddaughter, Crystal Davis and grandchildren and great grandchildren; one aunt, Mary Willis and her family of Columbus, GA; godparents, Alice Bennett of Ridge, MD who helped her through a lot of difficult times, and Robert Bennett (deceased); and extra special friends who looked after her as if she were their mother, Cynthia and Ralphfeld Thomas, Julian and Mary Lou Bryan, "Godson", Andrea Barnes and Glenda, and Dorothy Gant.

Her favorite scripture was Psalm 121:1, Book of Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14. Her favorite hymns were "You'll Never Walk Alone" and "Be Not Afraid". Her favorite poem was "God's Most Precious Gift".

Family will receive friends on Saturday, March 2, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at St. Peter Claver Church, 16922 St. Peter Claver Road, St. Inigoes, MD 20684. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.