Bissey, Donald Myron 'Jake'

1935 - 2016  (80 years)

• Name	Bissey, Donald Myron 'Jake'
  		Donald Myron 'Jake' Bissey (1935-2016)
  Birth	6 Mar 1935	Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BISS.D002
  _FGRAVE	157758753
  Funeral	6 Feb 2016 (80 years)	Kohn Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Death	2 Feb 2016	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Burial	6 Feb 2016	Zif Cemetery, Enterprise, Wayne County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  		Headstone, Bissey, Marilyn J. and Donald M. "Jake"
  Person ID	I9135	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Gordon - Denier Fred Raymond Gordon Sr. and Ruth Delight Denier Descendants, 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	27 Oct 2024

  
  

  Father	Bissey, John Milnor,   b. 23 Feb 1894, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 8 Aug 1967 (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Rogers, Verda Bernice,   b. 14 Oct 1896, Wayne County, Illinois d. 6 Jan 1985, Flora Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	20 Apr 1915	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Family ID	F661	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gordon, Marilyn J.,   b. 31 Jan 1935, Shelby County, Illinois d. 8 Jul 2009, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	28 Sep 1954	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 7, 8]
  Children	1. Bissey, Dona Gwyn,   b. 4 Oct 1955   d. 18 Sep 2021, Montana (Age 65 years) + 2. Bissey, David Eugene,   b. 3 May 1958, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 21 Jul 2018 (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F4510	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Mar 1935 - Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 28 Sep 1954 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Death - 2 Feb 2016 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Funeral - 6 Feb 2016 - Kohn Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 6 Feb 2016 - Zif Cemetery, Enterprise, Wayne County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Mr. Donald Myron “Jake” Bissey, 80, of Clay City, Illinois, died at 4:05 a.m., Tuesday, February 02, 2016, at his home. On March 6, 1935, Jake was born to John Milner and Verda Bernice (Rogers) Bissey in Clay County, Illinois. He married Marilyn J. Gordon on September 28, 1954, in Clay City, Illinois. He worked in the oil business for over 40 years, retiring from the J.W. Rudy Oil Company in 1997 where he served as foreman. He was baptized at Bethel Methodist Church. He was a volunteer fireman for the Clay City Fire Department from March of 1973 to February of 1991 when he retired from the department. He was an active member of his community giving much of his time and many of his talents; he truly enjoyed helping others. He loved the outdoors and enjoyed camping, gardening, lawn work, and deer hunting. He was an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan and liked puzzles and snowmobile riding. Spending time with his dogs, Lady and Little Lady, was a great joy. Above all, he loved his family. Jake is survived by his daughter Dona G. Bissey and son David E. Bissey; five grandchildren, Darlene (Jim) Coffin; Jacque (Tom) Holsapple, Jacob Cowger, Brian Keesler and Mariah Wade; four great grandchildren, Mitchell, Jonathan, Sarah and Rachel, and brother, William Lee Bissey. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Marilyn J. Bissey on July 8th, 2009, eight brothers and four sisters. A Celebration of Life Service will be conducted at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, February 6, 2016, at Kohn Funeral Home in Flora, Illinois. Burial will follow at Zif Cemetery in rural Wayne County. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, February 5, 2016, at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy should take the form of donations to Clay County Hospice or St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1184] https://www.kohnfuneralhome.com, Obituary, Bissey, Donald Myron "Jake", 80, (http://www.kohnfuneralhome.com/notices/Donald-Bissey), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2643] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Bissey, Marilyn J. and Donald M. "Jake", (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157758753/donald-myron-bissey), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1182] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 2, page 1b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S726] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 08, page 4b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00620?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S16282] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Bissey, Verda, 88, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18308461/verda_bernice_bissey) (Reliability: 2). [S1181] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Bissey, Verda and Milnor, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18308465/john-milnor-bissey), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2645] Olney Daily Mail (Olney, Richland County, Illinois), Obituary, Bissey, Robert M., 78, (Olney Daily Mail (Olney, Richland County, Illinois), 05 November 2007), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2644] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Bissey, Marilyn J., 74, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39220964/marilyn-j_-bissey), none. (Reliability: 2).