Bryan Lancaster Flournoy, 1946 – 2020

Bryan Lancaster Flournoy passed Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, at the Mississippi Veterans Home in Jackson, Miss. He was 74 years old.

Mr. Flournoy was born in Vicksburg and lived there with his grandparents, B.L. “Buck” and Effie Fielder, from 5-years-old until he graduated from H. V. Cooper High School in 1964.

Bryan attended Brigham Young University from 1968 to 1970 where he studied engineering technology after graduating at Hinds Junior College in Raymond. He served in the U.S. Navy from May 1967 through March 1988 in Naval Intelligence. He retired at the rank of E-6.

While working at ERDC-WES Bryan worked many natural disasters for FEMA such as Northridge, Calif., earthquake, a hurricane in Puerto Rico, and hurricanes Andrew, Ike and Katrina.

He retired in 2011.

Bryan was an avid student of genealogy for his roots, Fielder/Flournoy, and was a member of the Huguenot Society.

Bryan is survived by his wife of 33 years, Amy Douglas Flournoy. He was preceded in death by his aforementioned grandparent; his parents, Bryan and Marjorie Flournoy; sister, Marjorie Mae Blackwell; and brother, George Marshall Flournoy.

Visitation will be Sunday, March 1, from 2 until 4 p.m. at Riles Funeral Home, 5000 Indiana Ave. in Vicksburg. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, March 2 at Cedar Hill Cemetery, 326 Lover’s Lane, Vicksburg.

The family greatly appreciates the compassionate care Bryan received at the Mississippi Veterans Affairs Nursing Home in Jackson for the last three years, several brief and recent stays at Baptist Hospital and all other medical facilities and caregivers including Kindred Hospices.

Bryan talked about his love for Israel and Hadassah, an international healthcare and Zionist organization. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to Hadassah (mail to 5215 Old Canton Road, Jackson, MS 39211-4625) or a charity of your choice in Bryan’s memory.