Brainard, Bessie May

1925 - 1998  (73 years)

• Name	Brainard, Bessie May
  		Pettyjohn Gathering Left to right: Bessie Brainard; Baby Brainard; Lou Pettyjohn; Nellie Wilder; Danny Wilder; Mary Bricker; Iva Pettyjohn; Lewis Pettyjohn; George Brainard; John Pettyjohn Contributed by Paul Wilder
  Birth	26 Apr 1925	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Occupation	Homemaker  [1]
  Reference Number	BRAI.B001
  _FGRAVE	5057491
  Funeral	24 Oct 1998 (73 years)	Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Death	19 Oct 1998	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 4]
  	Cause: Cancer
  Burial	24 Oct 1998	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  		Headstone, Gardner, Bessie Brainard Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, Gardner, Bessie Brainard
  Person ID	I12087	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Brainard, George,   b. 1893, Illinois d. 12 Oct 1967 (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Pettyjohn, Louisa 'Lou',   b. 2 Mar 1892, Illinois d. 28 May 1977 (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	1914  [3, 5, 6, 7]
  Family ID	F4941	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Gardner, Chester Roscoe,   b. 28 Jul 1917, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana d. 20 May 1963, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana (Age 45 years)
  Children	> 1. Gardner, J. > 2. Gardner, C. > 3. Gardner, J.
  Family ID	F5722	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Auler, Glenn Isham Jr.,   b. 17 Apr 1924, Illinois d. 27 Jul 2002, Indiana (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	1968
  Family ID	F19277	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 Apr 1925 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Death - Cause: Cancer - 19 Oct 1998 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Funeral - 24 Oct 1998 - Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 24 Oct 1998 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  She was a member of Immanuel United Methodist Church, Olney, Richland County, Illinois.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3196] Obituary, Gardner, Bessie M. (Reliability: 2). [S3197] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Gardner, Bessie Brainard, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5057491/bessie-may-gardner), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2764] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 12, page 6b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3197] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Gardner, Bessie Brainard, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5057491/bessie-may-gardner), none. [S2765] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Brainard, Ray Norman, 85, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121174160/ray-norman-brainard), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2763] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Brainard, Louisa and George, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24196261/louisa-brainard), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1784] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 27, page 13b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00052?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3).