Rogers, Verda Bernice (b. 14 Oct 1896 - d. 6 Jan 1985): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1896 - 1985 (88 years)

Name	Rogers, Verda Bernice
Birth	14 Oct 1896	Wayne County, Illinois [1, 2, 3, 4]
Gender	Female
Reference Number	ROGE.V001
_FGRAVE	18308461
Funeral	Hosselton-Bookout-Engelmeier Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [3]
Death	6 Jan 1985	Flora Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois [3, 4, 5, 6]
Burial	Zif Cemetery, Enterprise, Wayne County, Illinois [4]
		Headstone, Bissey, Verda and Milnor
Person ID	I1695	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	Rogers, Alpha Alvin, b. 23 May 1873, Illinois d. 1933, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 59 years)
Mother	Mickel, Lottie J., b. 1873, Illinois d. 1951 (Age 78 years)
Marriage	Y [2, 7, 8, 9]
Family ID	F1300	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Bissey, John Milnor, b. 23 Feb 1894, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 8 Aug 1967 (Age 73 years)

Marriage Y [1, 2, 4]

Children

+	1. Bissey, Lucille E., b. 11 Feb 1916, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 7 Jun 1994, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 78 years)
	2. Bissey, Norman Gerald, b. 12 Sep 1917, Illinois d. 1 Sep 1939 (Age 21 years)
	3. Bissey, Vernel Emmet, b. 26 Apr 1919, Clay County, Illinois d. 16 Jun 1919, Clay County, Illinois (Age 0 years)
	4. Bissey, Evelyn Beulah, b. 18 Mar 1920, Clay County, Illinois d. 7 Jul 1920, Clay County, Illinois (Age 0 years)
	5. Bissey, Edith Thelma, b. 20 Mar 1920, Clay County, Illinois d. 5 Jul 1920, Clay County, Illinois (Age 0 years)
+	6. Bissey, Kenneth E. 'Doc', b. 16 Jun 1921, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 9 Mar 2010, Burgin Manor Nursing Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 88 years)
	7. Bissey, Milnor 'Junior', b. 12 Oct 1923, Illinois d. 8 Apr 1977, San Bernardino County, California (Age 53 years)
	8. Bissey, Hubert Marion, b. 30 Aug 1925, Clay County, Illinois d. 28 Oct 1925, Clay County, Illinois (Age 0 years)
+	9. Bissey, Lois Alma, b. 18 Sep 1926, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 1 Jun 2007, Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 80 years)
+	10. Bissey, Robert Merle 'Bobbie', b. 10 Jan 1929, Illinois d. 3 Nov 2007, Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois (Age 78 years)
+	11. Bissey, William Lee 'Bill', b. 6 Jul 1932, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 10 Apr 2019, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma (Age 86 years)
+	12. Bissey, Donald Myron 'Jake', b. 6 Mar 1935, Clay County, Illinois d. 2 Feb 2016, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 80 years)
+	13. Bissey, Larry Paul, b. 15 Dec 1937, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 8 Jul 2004, Calhoun, Richland County, Illinois (Age 66 years)
+	14. Bissey, Jerry Dean, b. 8 Aug 1941, Olney, Richland County, Illinois d. 15 Apr 1982, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 40 years)

Family ID F661 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 31 Jan 2023

Event Map

	Birth - 14 Oct 1896 - Wayne County, Illinois
	Funeral - - Hosselton-Bookout-Engelmeier Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois
	Death - 6 Jan 1985 - Flora Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
	Burial - - Zif Cemetery, Enterprise, Wayne County, Illinois

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Notes

Verda Bissey, 88, Clay City, died at 5:50 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 6, in the Flora Care Center.

Services will be in the Hollelton-Bookout-Engelmeieer Funeral Home in Clay City

Mrs. Bissey was born Oct. 14, 1896, in Wayne County, the daughter of Alpha and Lottie (Michel) Rogers. She married J. Milnor Bissey April 20, 1915, in Clay City and he preceded her in death Aug. 8, 1967.

She was a member of the Bethel United Methodist Church.

Survivors include five sons, Kenneth, Robert, Donald, all of Clay City; William, Houston, Texas; Larry, Calhoun; two daughters, Mrs. Knight (Lucille) Harris and Mrs. Jimmie (Lois) McKinney, both of Clay City; a brother, Rev. Roy Rogers, Fairfield; two sisters, Mrs. Edna Gibbs, Fairfield; Marjorie Staley, Nebraska; 21 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren.

Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, Jan, 1985.

Sources

[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).
[S1183] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Bissey, Larry Paul, 66, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17921761/larry-paul-bissey) (Reliability: 2).
[S1184] https://www.kohnfuneralhome.com, Obituary, Bissey, Donald Myron "Jake", 80, (http://www.kohnfuneralhome.com/notices/Donald-Bissey), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S4622] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Rogers, Lottie J. and Alpha A., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18309104/alpha-alvin-rogers#), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S4096] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 1, page 1a, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2442/images/M-T0627-00769-00087?ssrc=&backlabel=Return) (Reliability: 3).
[S823] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 5A, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00616&noredir=true&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2).