Jesse Edward "SONNY" Land Jr., age 72, of Revere, Mo, passed away Friday October 6, 2006, in Carthage memorial hospital, Carthage, IL. He was born Aug. 28, 1934, at Keokuk IA. the first child of Edward and Sarah Beghtol Land. He married Joyce Rosalie Phillips in July of 1952 at Keokuk, IA. They divorced on November 15, 1961. He married Connie J. Larson on June 1, 1963, at Pasadena, CA, who survives. Other survivers include 4 sons: Jesse Edward [Pat] of Hamilton, John Eugene [Sally] of Glenarm, IL., Alan Wayne [Jolene] and Joseph Michael "Mike" [Debbie], all of Hannibal; two daughters, Judy Henson and Janet [Lloyd] Rahn. all of Hamilton; five sisters, Dorothy Harwood of Burlington, Janette Roberts of Keokuk, Barbara Peterson of Ft. Madison, Bonnie [John] Stills of Pleasant Hill IA, and Carole [Jon] Olson of Urbandale IA; a brother John V. Land of Revere; sixteen grandchildren: Tracy [Bill] Arnold of Hamilton, Jennifer Land, Michael and Shaun Henson, John Eugene [Beth] Land., all of Hamilton, John and Kristen Rahn, Hydee Belknap, Nathan, Jacob, Caleb, Rebekah, Sara, Allison, Michaela and Emily Land, all of Hannibal; four great children: Chris and Landon Arnold, Ashley Lobetti and Cody Belknap; as well as other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jesse Land in 1980 and Sarah Land Mellinger in 2001; two sisters, Louise Phillips in 1963 and Marian Shaner in 2004: and a grandson, Jeff Land. Jesse attended Keokuk schools and graduated from Pasedena City college. He was employed in the transportation industy most of his life, working on towboats on the Mississippi on the Illinois rivers and with the Army Corps of Engineers. Moving to California he held several positions in the trucking industry, including management of Altrans Express in Los Angeles. Returning to the Midwest, he was a long distance driver hauling to all 48 mainland states and Canada. He had won numerous awards in this field. He loved being on the road, often taking family members with him, and had a "virtual" roadmap of the U.S. in his memory. He also loved the river, fishing, boating, and hunting, and working in the timber on his farm. He planted one of the best gardens in the area and friends and neighbors were recipents every year of buckets of vegetables. He was also an avid reader and crossword enthusiast.