Wayne L. Ryan, 76, Lead, died Tuesday, June 16, 2008, at the Fort Meade VA Medical Center.

Visitation will be 2:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis on Saturday, June 21.

Graveside committal services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, June 23, 2008, at the Mountain Lawn Cemetery near Lead, with Pastor Steve Agan officiating.

Wayne was born August 2, 1931, at Elmore, SD, in Spearfish Canyon just minutes after his identical twin brother, Duane Weslie Ryan, to Ralph and Lillian (Walker) Ryan. At the age of 16, Wayne and Duane followed their father to work for the Burlington Railroad. Duane died in an accident at the age of 18 in 1949. The family lived in the Kirk area near Lead.

Wayne joined the US Army at the age of 20 in 1951. He took his Basic and Infantry training at Ft. Jackson, SC. He served 13 months in Japan and Korea with the 6th Tank Battalion in the 24th Division. He was honorably discharged in 1958.

Wayne married Betty Mae Holt in Broadus, MT, on October 6, 1951. To this union, 4 children were born. They established their home in the Nevada Gulch area near Lead.

Upon returning home, he resumed his work with the C. B. & Q. Railroad at Deadwood until 1960 when he became employed in the timber industry. Since retiring in 1990, he and his sons have restored many antique tractors, trucks, and cars while residing at their home in the Nevada Gulch area with his wife of 56 years.

Wayne was a lifetime member of VFW Post 5969 in Deadwood. He also enjoyed fishing, hunting, and restoring guns and clocks. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him.

Wayne was a loving husband, father, grandfather, friend and pet owner. He is survived by his wife, Betty Ryan, Lead; three sons, Wayne (Valerie) Ryan Jr., Spearfish, Steven (Margaret) Ryan, Lead, and John (Jolene) Ryan, Whitewood; one daughter, Gail Marie (Don) Clyne, Lead, SD; one brother, David (Wilma) Ryan, Lead; three sisters, Lillian Robinson, Citrus Heights, CA, Mary Davis, Roseville, CA, and Doris Rose, Eugene, OR; ten grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren; one sister-in-law, Connie Holt, Longmont, CO; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Ralph and Duane; one granddaughter; and one great-granddaughter.

A memorial has been established to the Lord's Cupboard in Lead.