JOHN RYAN

CHAFFEE -- John Paul Ryan, 54, of Rogersville died Saturday, Jan. 25, 1997, near Lake Wales, Fla.

He was born Sept. 2, 1942, in Cape Girardeau, son of Evans and Wanda Jones Ryan. He and Judith Blaylock were married Sept. 14, 1966.

Ryan was an agent with Allstate Insurance Co. in Springfield. He was a member of Springfield Elks Lodge and Springfield Boys Club. Ryan was a veteran of the U.S. Navy.

Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Lynn Ryan of St. Louis, Kas Ryan of Memphis, Tenn.; his parents of Chaffee; a brother, Bob Ryan of Jonesboro, Ark.; and a sister, Carol Cannon of Chaffee.

Friends may call at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee after 3 p.m. Thursday.

Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church in Chaffee, with the Revs. Kenneth Roberts and Allan Saunders officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau.