Bissey, Kenneth E. 'Doc'

1921 - 2010  (88 years)

• Name	Bissey, Kenneth E. 'Doc'
  Birth	16 Jun 1921	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1940 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 01b 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 02, page 01b The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors. Census taker's notes: "Information for…
  		1930 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 04b 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 08, page 04b
  Occupation	Reverend  [4, 5]
  Reference Number	BISS.K001  [1]
  _FGRAVE	49526089
  Death	9 Mar 2010	Burgin Manor Nursing Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 6, 7]
  Funeral	13 Mar 2010	Bethel United Methodist Church, Wayne County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, Company C, 1st Battalion, 274th Infantry Regiment, 70th Infantry Division ("Trailblazers"), United States Army  [1]
  	Private First Class, served in WWII with the 70th Infantry Division (Trailblazers), 274th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, Company "C", in the European Theater of Operations. Source: https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2547998
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  		Kenneth E. 'Doc' Bissey (1921-2010)
  		United States Army
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		70th Infantry Division ("Trailblazers"), United States Army
  		70th Infantry Division ("Trailblazers"), United States Army
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 01 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 02 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 03 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 06 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Burial	13 Mar 2010	Wells Cemetery, Wayne County, Illinois   [1, 6]
  		Headstone, Bissey, Ada Belle and Kenneth E.
  Person ID	I9133	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	9 Oct 2023

  
  

  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   [2, 3, 8, 9]
  Age at Marriage	He : 21 years and 2 months - She : 18 years and 6 months.
  Family ID	F661	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Patterson, Ada Belle,   b. 5 May 1920   d. 20 Jun 2020, Carle Richland Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 100 years)
  Marriage	11 Jun 1941	St. Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri   [6]
  Age at Marriage	He : 20 years - She : 21 years and 1 month.
  Children	> 1. Bissey, Janet > 2. Bissey, Norman > 3. Bissey, John
  Family ID	F4508	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Jun 1921 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 11 Jun 1941 - St. Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri Death - 9 Mar 2010 - Burgin Manor Nursing Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Funeral - 13 Mar 2010 - Bethel United Methodist Church, Wayne County, Illinois Burial - 13 Mar 2010 - Wells Cemetery, Wayne County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Kenneth E. "Doc" Bissey (1921-2010)

  
  

• Notes

  Reverend Kenneth E. "Doc" Bissey, 88, of Olney, died at 10:02 p.m. Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at Burgin Manor in Olney. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Saturday at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Olney. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Bethel United Methodist Church in rural Wayne County with Rev. Sam Totten and Rev. Mark Canada officiating. Burial will be in Wells Cemetery in rural Wayne County. Mr. Bissey was born June 16, 1921, at the family home south of Clay City, the son of J. Milnor and Verda (Rogers) Bissey. He married Ada Belle Patterson on June 11, 1941. She survives. He worked for J.W. Sanders Oil Company until he was called into the ministry in 1958. At that time he attended Garrett Theological Seminary near Chicago. He served in churches in Calhoun, Ebenezer, Bethel, Oliver Branch, Creal Springs, Stonefort, Pittsburg, Beecher City, Shumway, Cahokia, Shattuc, Odin, Noble, Passport, Harmony, Mt. Zion and Landes. He graduated from Clay City High School, where he was a cheerleader. He served his country in Germany during World War II, as a member of the U.S. Army. Mr. Bissey is survived by his wife, Ada Belle, of Olney; daughter, Janet Leist and her husband, Ron, of Olney; son, Norman Bissey and his wife, Dena, of Olney; son, John Bissey and his wife, Connie, of Herrin; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; brother, William "Bill" Bissey, of Tulsa, Okla; brother, Donald "Jake" Bissey, of Clay City; and several brothers, sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, J. Milnor and Verda Bissey; seven brothers; four sisters; one granddaughter; and one great-granddaughter. Memorials may be made to Bethel United Methodist Church or the Retired Ministers Association. Published Olney Daily Mail.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2639] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Bissey, Reverend Kenneth E 'Doc', 88, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49526089/kenneth_e_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). [S2642] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, McKinney, Lois A., 80, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=McKinney&GSiman=1&GScid=108285&GRid=19750750&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1183] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Bissey, Larry Paul, 66, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17921761/larry-paul-bissey) (Reliability: 2). [S2640] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Bissey, Ada Belle and Kenneth E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49526089/kenneth_e_bissey) (Reliability: 2). [S2641] Coy D. Taylor, The Life and Times of Eugene Melvin Henderson and Velma Blanche Bissey (Web-site), (Coy D. Taylor, http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cst/taylor/eandv.htm) (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).