Ryker, M.A.

Family/Spouse: Payne, D.D.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Payne, J.D.

Family/Spouse: Earp, S.W.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Earp, S.
2. Earp, B.
3. Earp, D.
4. Earp, M.C.

Family/Spouse: Tobias, B.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: DAVI.D002
• _FGRAVE: 43585645
• Funeral: 26 Oct 2009, Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

Notes:

She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church in Clay City.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Laborer
• Reference Number: RYKE.J002
• _FGRAVE: 24056837

Jesse married Wease, Lucille May 'Lucy' on 29 Jun 1919. Lucille (daughter of Wease, Oscar and Yauch, Della Louise) was born on 15 Sep 1898 in Indiana; died on 12 Apr 1967; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: WEAS.L001
• _FGRAVE: 24056843

Notes:

Birth:
The 1940 census shows she was born in Illinois.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: DAVI.F001

Francis + Owen, Gladys Mae. Gladys was born in 1905; died in 1991; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: OWEN.G001

F. + ?, A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer, Laborer at odd jobs
• Reference Number: WEAS.O001
• _FGRAVE: 18363825

Oscar married Yauch, Della Louise on 29 Aug 1895 in Richland County, Illinois. Della (daughter of Jauch, Jacob and Hasler, Margaret 'Margret') was born on 1 Oct 1879 in Claremont, Richland County, Illinois; died on 19 Mar 1937 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 21 Mar 1937 in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: YAUC.D001
• _FGRAVE: 18363815

Notes:

Justice of the Peace L.A. Mitchell performed the wedding ceremony. Dellah died at "the Sullens place" north of Clay City, Illinois. There is also a tombstone in the Leonard/Snyder Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois which has her name on it. One of the two tombstones shows her date of birth as 1876, the other shows that she was born in 1879. There is another tombstone in the North Freedom Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois which shows a Della Yauch who died on 15 February 1876. Need to investigate this Della to see if there is any relationship.

Birth:
Della's headstone says she was born in 1876. Oscar and Della's newer headstone says she was born in 1879. There is also a Della Yauch, born and died in 1876.