Bissey, Robert Merle 'Bobbie'

1929 - 2007  (78 years)

• Name	Bissey, Robert Merle 'Bobbie'
  Birth	10 Jan 1929	Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  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	Factory Worker at Roadmaster  [1]
  Reference Number	BISS.R002
  _FGRAVE	22718443
  Death	3 Nov 2007	Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	Cause: Heart Disease
  	Mason Point Nursing Home,
  Funeral	6 Nov 2007	Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	6 Nov 2007	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	Lot 3 - 1 Add - Row 20
  		Headstone, Bissey, Ruth Ann and Robert M.
  Person ID	I9138	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	11 Aug 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   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Age at Marriage	He : 21 years and 2 months - She : 18 years and 6 months.
  Family ID	F661	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Bissey, Kathy > 2. Bissey, Rhonda   3. Bissey, Robbie Ann,   b. 16 Jun 1956   d. 19 Jun 1956 (Age 0 years)   4. Bissey, Trilla Kay,   b. 14 Jul 1957   d. 9 Nov 1957 (Age 0 years)   5. Living
  Family ID	F4513	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Jan 1929 - Illinois Death - Cause: Heart Disease - 3 Nov 2007 - Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois Funeral - 6 Nov 2007 - Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 6 Nov 2007 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Robert M. Bissey, 78, of Arthur, formerly of Clay City, died at 2:30 a.m. Saturday, November 3, 2007, at Mason Point Nursing Home in Sullivan. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. Tuesday at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Clay City. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home with Doyle Williams officiating. Burial will be in Clay City Cemetery. Mr. Bissey was born January 10, 1929, the son of J. Milnor and Verda (Rogers) Bissey. He married Ruth Atchison. She survives. He was retired from Roadmaster and was a member of United Methodist Church. Mr. Bissey is survived by his wife, Ruth Bissey, of Arthur; daughters, Rhonda Cooper, of Flora, Zella Bissey, of Arthur, and Kathy Bissey, of Arthur; brothers, Kenneth Bissey and his wife, Ada, of Olney, Donald "Jake" Bissey and his wife, Marilyn, of Clay City, and William Bissey, of Tulsa, Okla.; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; daughters, Trilla Kay and Robbie Ann; two sisters; and four brothers. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.

  
  

• Sources

  [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). [S2646] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Bissey, Ruth Ann and Robert M., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22718443/robert-merle-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).