Gordon, Marilyn J.

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• Occupation: Homemaker, Clerk at Gordon's Grocery Store, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois
• Reference Number: GORD.M001
• _FGRAVE: 39220964
• Funeral: 11 Jul 2009, Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois

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Marilyn J. Bissey, 74, of Clay City, IL died at 1:00 AM Wednesday (July 8, 2009) at her home in Clay City.

She was born January 31, 1935 in Shelby County, IL to Fred R. & Ruth (Denier) Gordon. She married Donald M. Bissey on September 28, 1954 in Clay City, IL.

She was a homemaker, worked at the family grocery store in Clay City as a clerk, and was baptised on January 23, 1949 at First Baptist Church in Clay City, IL.

She is survived by her husband: Donald "Jake" Bissey of Clay City; daughter: Dona G. Bissey of Pocahontas, AR; son: David E. Bissey of Clay City; five grandchildren: Darlene (Jim) Coffin of Watson, Jacque (Tom) Holsapple of Hidalgo, Jacob Cowger of Teutopolis, BJ Keesler of Effingham, and Mariah (Nate) Wade of Seymore, TN; three great-grandchildren: Mitchell, Jonathan & Sarah; three brothers: John (Norma) Gordon of Franklin, NC, Jack (Mary) Gordon of Decatur, and Wayne (Sandy) Gordon of Mahomet; two sisters: Genieve Gowan of Pana & Doris Greene of Decatur; three sisters-in-law: Dixie Johnson of Olney, Imogene Gordon of Clay City and Norma Gordon of Florida; several nieces & nephews also survive.

She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers (Robert, Fred & Russell Gordon), and two sisters, Virginia Jennings & June Shoemaker.

Funeral services will be held at 10 AM Saturday (July 11, 2009) at Frank & Bright Funeral Home.

Burial will be in Zif Cemetery in rural Wayne County.

Visitation will be from 6-8 PM Friday at Frank & Bright Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to Clay City First Baptist Church or Clay County Hospice and may be received at the funeral home.

Died:
Marilyn J. Bissey, 74, of Clay City, IL died at 1:00 AM Wednesday (July 8, 2009) at her home in Clay City.

Marilyn married Bissey, Donald Myron 'Jake' on 28 Sep 1954 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. Donald (son of Bissey, John Milnor and Rogers, Verda Bernice) was born on 6 Mar 1935 in Clay County, Illinois; died on 2 Feb 2016 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 6 Feb 2016 in Zif Cemetery, Enterprise, Wayne County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Bissey, Dona Gwyn was born on 4 Oct 1955; died on 18 Sep 2021 in Montana; was buried in Zif Cemetery, Enterprise, Wayne County, Illinois.
2. Bissey, David Eugene was born on 3 May 1958 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois; died on 21 Jul 2018.

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• Reference Number: GORD.F001
• _FGRAVE: 129273354
• Funeral: 17 Mar 1989, Hosselton-Bookout-Engelmeier Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

Fred married Denier, Ruth Delight on 8 Feb 1927. Ruth was born on 30 Mar 1902; died on 11 May 1975; was buried in Union Cemetery, Westervelt, Shelby County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: DENI.R001