| Birth: | Sep. 1, 1906
Herrick
Shelby County
Illinois, USA | | Death: | May 18, 2008
Herrick
Shelby County
Illinois, USA | 
~ C E N T E N A R I A N ~
Jessie Mae (Syfert) Landers was born and raised in Herrick, Shelby County, Illinois // the daughter of Oliver and Rachel (Rogers) Syfert // Jessie was a Herrick telephone operator, member of the Herrick Christian Church (Sunday school teacher for children ages 3-5 for 45 years), member of both the Order of the Eastern Star and Peace Meals; she married Benjamin "Bennie" Otis Landers February 28, 1928 in Lincoln Park, Wayne County, Michigan; she was the mother of four children: Leah Mae, Betty Ann, Raymond Dean, and Laura "Loraine" // on Grandma Jessie's 85th birthday she went for a ride on a motorcycle with her grandson, Eric and on her 90th birthday she went horseback riding with several of her grandchildren // she loved playing cards // she was a great cook and was always baking a cake for someone // she lived her entire life in Herrick and stayed active and was still driving in her 90s // although a very tiny lady she was a strong woman // Grandma Jessie is loved and missed by her three daughters, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, and many other family members and friends // waiting to greet her at Heaven's golden gate were her husband, Bennie; their son, Raymond; her parents, Oliver & Rachel (Rogers) Syfert; and her three brothers, Elmer, Homer, and Noble Syfert.
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Parents:
Oliver Simon Syfert (1873 - 1971)
Rachel Viola Rogers Syfert (1878 - 1970)
Spouse:
Benjamin Otis Landers (1901 - 1974)*
Children:
Raymond Dean Landers (1941 - 1987)*
*Calculated relationship
| | | Burial:
Myers Cemetery
Herrick
Shelby County
Illinois, USA |
Maintained by: anonymous
Originally Created by: anonymous
Record added: May 21, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 26987553 |
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