| 14. |  Ryker, Jesse Eugene Jr. was born on 14 Mar 1925 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (son of Ryker, Jesse Eugene and Wease, Lucille May 'Lucy'); died on 11 Dec 1989 in Burgin Manor Nursing Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Wood Worker
- Reference Number: RYKE.J001
- _FGRAVE: 35636154
- Funeral: Hosselton-Bookout-Engelmeier Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois
- Military Service: World War II, Seaman First Class, United States Navy
Notes:
Jesse Ryker, Jr., 64, Noble, died December 11, 1989 at Burgin Manor, Olney.
Mr. Ryker was born March 14, 1925, in Clay City, the son of Jesse and Lucy Wease Ryker, Sr. He married Dorothea Davis, Feb. 21, 1948 in clay City and she survives.
He was a retired woodworker, a member of Clay City Baptist Church, a World War II veteran and a member of the Olney American Legion.
Surviving are his wife, Dorothea; six sons, David, Douglas, Donald, Doran, Lee, Darren; five daughters, Diane Barrett, Donna Kirts, Mylene Earp, Deanna Kuhl, Frances Richey; and 18 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Private services were held at Hosselton, Bookhout, Engelmeir Funeral Home with burial in the Clay City Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Clay City Baptist Church Building Fund.
(Published Olney Daily Mail)
Military Service:
Entered active service on july 6, 1942. Completed boot camp at Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois. Assigned to or served aboard, in turn, the Brooklyn-Class Light Cruiser USS Savannah CL-42, the Battleship USS Iowa BB-61, the Edsall-CClass Destroyer USS Sturtevant DD-239, and Naval Supply Depot, Navy 926 (Guam, Mariana Islands). Honorably discharged as a Seaman First Class on February 27, 1946 at the Naval Personnel Separation Center, Great Lakes. Earned The American Campaign Medal. European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and The WWII Victory Medal.
This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.
Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2277345
Jesse married Davis, Dorothea Marie on 21 Feb 1948 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. Dorothea (daughter of Davis, Francis William 'Frank' and Owen, Gladys Mae) was born on 16 Jun 1928 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois; died on 23 Oct 2009 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 26 Oct 2009 in Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Davis, Dorothea Marie was born on 16 Jun 1928 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois (daughter of Davis, Francis William 'Frank' and Owen, Gladys Mae); died on 23 Oct 2009 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 26 Oct 2009 in Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois. 
