Williams, Shirley Kay

1944 - 2023  (79 years)

• Name	Williams, Shirley Kay
  		Shirley Kay (Williams) Bissey (1944-2023)
  Birth	19 Jan 1944	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	WILL.S001
  Funeral	2 Feb 2023	First United Methodist Church, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Death	27 Jan 2023	Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Richland Cemetery, Calhoun, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I1710	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Stanford - Emmott John Thomas Stanford and Bathsheba Austin 'Bessie' Emmott Descendants, Stanford - Kenley David Stanford and Amanda J. Kenley Descendants, Stanford - Wickersham David Stanford and Rebecca L. Wickersham Descendants
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Williams, Calvin L.   d. Bef Jul 08 2004
  Mother	Haenggi, V.
  Family ID	F1316	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bissey, Larry Paul,   b. 15 Dec 1937, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 8 Jul 2004, Calhoun, Richland County, Illinois (Age 66 years)
  Children	1. Bissey, G.P.   2. Bissey, G.M.   3. Bissey, B.L. + 4. Bissey, Gary Wayne,   b. 6 May 1966, Aberdeen, Hartford County, Maryland d. 22 Feb 2010, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois (Age 43 years)
  Family ID	F1301	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Jan 1944 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Death - 27 Jan 2023 - Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois Funeral - 2 Feb 2023 - First United Methodist Church, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Richland Cemetery, Calhoun, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary Shirley Kay Bissey (Williams), 79, of Calhoun, died Friday, January 27, 2023, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. Visitation will be on Wednesday, February 1st from 5-7 PM at Thrasher Family Funeral Home Chapel in Olney. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, February 2nd at 10:30 AM at First United Methodist Church in Olney with Pastor Jeff Bealmear officiating. Burial will be in Richland Cemetery outside of Calhoun. Shirley was born January 19, 1944 in Olney, IL, the daughter of Calvin L. and Velma A. (Haenggi) Williams. She married Larry P. Bissey on July 7, 1962. She graduated from East Richland High School in 1962. Shirley was a military wife, raising her family as she followed Larry on his assignments to bases in Landstuhl, Germany (Greg), Aberdeen, Maryland (Gary), Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri (Grady) and Fort Dix, New Jersey (Beverly). She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Olney. She was well known for her community involvement, leading Olney’s First United Methodist Church’s Operation Shoebox Mission and volunteering for the meal ministry. Likewise, family was always her top priority. She had limitless love for her husband, children, and grandchildren. Her mission was to spread both faith and love even through the hardships. Shirley is survived by sons, Gregory (Rayna), of Effingham, and Grady, of Columbus, IN; sister, Linda Hudson, of Olney; daughter-in-law, Angela K. Bissey (the late Gary Bissey), of Olney; son-in-law, Colin Bower (the late Beverly Bower), of Calhoun; grandsons, Landon Bissey, Addison and Adrian Bower, and Anthony Bissey; granddaughters, Clara and Catherine Bissey. She is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, aunts and cousins. She was preceded in death by her husband, Larry P. Bissey, of Calhoun; parents, Calvin L. and Velma A. (Haenggi) Williams, of Calhoun; grandparents, Louis and Anna Haenggi, of Calhoun; brother, Floyd Williams, of Calhoun; son, Gary Bissey, of Olney; daughter, Beverly Bower (Bissey), of Calhoun; brother-in-law, Fred Hudson, of Olney; sister-in-law, Barbara Williams, of Calhoun; and many special friends. Memorials may be made to Operation Christmas Child (Shoebox Ministry) c/o Joy Class at the First United Methodist church in Olney.

  
  

• Sources

  [S15604] Thrasher Family Funeral Home, Obituary, Bissey, Shirley Kay (Williams), (https://www.thrasherfamilyfh.com/obituary/Shirley-Bissey?fbclid=IwAR36ap3ow8s8on-T-BN_uiGV4s9vIcFQFTm9EWvhYE74CjgXck0giO), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1185] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Bissey, Shirley Kay and Larry Paul, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17921761/larry-paul-bissey) (Reliability: 2).