Jeffrey Wayne Ryan

September 4, 1991 - August 12, 2019

Jeffrey Wayne Ryan, age 27, of Huntington, died at 12 p.m. Monday, August 12, 2019 at his home. Visitation will be from 2 – 5 p.m. Saturday, August 17, 2019 at Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 West Park Drive, Huntington, Indiana. Funeral services will immediately follow at 5 p.m. Saturday at Bailey-Love Mortuary with Tim Schoeff officiating. Jeff was born on September 4, 1991 in Janesville, Wisconsin, the son of Brad Ryan and Charmin Byers. He graduated from Huntington North High School in 2010. He then completed training from the Motorcycle Mechanics Institute in Orlando, Florida, where he became a certified motorcycle technician. He worked on Yamaha, Honda, and Kawasaki motorcycles at Lake City Honda in Warsaw. He also worked at Brandt’s Harley Davidson in Wabash and Marion. He loved to ride dirt bikes and 4-wheelers; he also enjoyed watching television. His excellent cooking and grilling skills caused friends and family to call him “Chef Jeff.” Survivors include his father, Brad (Amanda Cross) Ryan of Roanoke, his mother, Charmin Byers of Huntington, brothers Christopher (Emmalee) Ryan of Huntington and Caleb Cross of Roanoke, grandparents Karen and Gerald Wilcox of Andrews, and a niece, Saoirse Ryan. He is preceded in death by grandparents John and Ruth Ryan.