Bissey, Lois Alma

1926 - 2007  (80 years)

• Name	Bissey, Lois Alma
  Birth	18 Sep 1926	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  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	Homemaker  [1]
  Reference Number	BISS.L004
  _FGRAVE	19750750
  Death	1 Jun 2007	Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Funeral	5 Jun 2007	Sailor Springs Christian Church, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	5 Jun 2007	Smith Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois   [4]
  		Headstone, McKinney, Lois A. and Jimmie M.
  Person ID	I9140	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	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   [2, 3, 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	McKinney, Jimmie Mike,   b. 10 Jun 1924, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 25 Mar 2023, Flora Gardens Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 98 years)
  Marriage	26 Mar 1945	Piggott, Clay County, Arkansas   [7]
  Age at Marriage	She : 18 years and 6 months - He : 20 years and 9 months.
  Children	> 1. McKinney, Betty Louise > 2. McKinney, Jerry Mike > 3. McKinney, Gary Ray
  Family ID	F4514	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Sep 1926 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 26 Mar 1945 - Piggott, Clay County, Arkansas Death - 1 Jun 2007 - Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Funeral - 5 Jun 2007 - Sailor Springs Christian Church, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 5 Jun 2007 - Smith Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Lois A. McKinney, 80, of Clay City, died at 9:29 a.m. Friday, June 1, 2007, at Clay County Hospital in Flora. Visitation will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Sailor Springs Christian Church in Sailor Springs. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church with Brother Larry Schnautz officiating. Burial will be in Smith Cemetery in rural Sailor Springs. Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Clay City is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. McKinney was born September 18, 1926, in Clay County, the daughter of John Milnor and Verda Berniece (Rogers) Bissey. She married Jimmie McKinney on March 26, 1946, in Piggott, Ark. He survives. She was a member of Sailor Springs Christian Church in Sailor Springs and the Clay County Genealogical Association. She loved attending local chowders and was a giver of various charities. She was a homemaker. Mrs. McKinney is survived by her husband, Jimmie McKinney, of Clay City; daughter, Betty Louise McKinney Harrell and her husband, Darrell W., of Xenia; sons, Jerry Mike McKinney and his wife, Deborah, of Flora, and Gary Ray McKinney and his wife, Rose, of Clay City; brothers, Rev. Kenneth "Doc" Bissey, of Olney, Bill Bissey, of Tulsa, Okla., Bob Bissey, of Arthur, and Donald "Jake" Bissey, of Clay City; grandchildren, Diane Gill, Donna Lueking, Shawn McKinney and Shane McKinney; and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, three sisters and six brothers. Memorials may be made to donor's choice.

  
  

• Sources

  [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). [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). [S2647] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, McKinney, Lois A. and Jimmie M., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19750750/lois_a_mckinney), 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). [S15384] Kistler-Patterson Funeral Homes, Obituary, McKinney, Jimmie, 98, (https://www.kistler-patterson.com/obituaries/Jimmie-McKinney?obId=27577098&fbclid=IwAR0nYJXKUyf5dLHgBK2E8jhnTajVGUonEXrw), none. (Reliability: 2).