AMITY – Jesse E. Ryan, 10, died unexpectedly June 23, 2010. He was born Feb. 20, 2000, in Houlton, the son of Jeffery E. Ryan and Jamie Jean Merrill. Jesse was a student at Mill Pond School, Hodgdon. He is survived by his mother; his maternal grandparents, Howard and Gloria Merrill of Orient; maternal great-grandmother, Juanita McKissick; several aunts, uncles and cousins; his friends and classmates at Mill Pond School. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday at Dunn Funeral Home. Interment will be at Pete’s Cove Cemetery. Gifts may be made in Jesse’s memory to the Jesse Ryan Memorial Fund, care of Dunn Funeral Home, 11 Park St., Houlton, ME 04730. Online condolences may be expressed at www.dunnfuneral.com.


