Bissey, Eula E. (b. 6 Mar 1922 - d. 19 May 2007): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1922 - 2007 (85 years)

Name	Bissey, Eula E.
Birth	6 Mar 1922	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1, 2, 3, 4]
Gender	Female
Census		1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (Township), page 1a 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.
Reference Number	BISS.E003
_FGRAVE	19460008
Funeral	21 May 2007	Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois [1]
Death	19 May 2007	Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois [1, 2]
Burial	21 May 2007	Kneff Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [2]
Burial		Headstone, Skelton, Henry C. and Eula E.
Person ID	I18252	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	8 Apr 2024

Father	Bissey, Henry Roland, b. 5 Sep 1892, Illinois d. 4 Aug 1986 (Age 93 years)
Mother	Zimmerman, Lulu Versa, b. 29 Aug 1894, Wayne County, Illinois d. 19 Jul 1982, Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 87 years)
Marriage	20 Apr 1915	Flora, Clay County, Illinois [3, 4, 5, 6]
Age at Marriage	He was 22 years and 7 months - She was 20 years and 8 months.
Family ID	F8152	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Skelton, Henry Clinton, b. 6 Aug 1920 d. 15 Mar 1992 (Age 71 years)

Marriage 1 May 1941 Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1, 2, 5]

Age at Marriage She was 19 years and 2 months - He was 20 years and 9 months.

Children

+	1. Skelton, S.
+	2. Skelton, Frances 'Kay', b. 1944 d. 2021 (Age 77 years)

Family ID F8156 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 31 Jan 2023

Event Map

	Birth - 6 Mar 1922 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois
	Marriage - 1 May 1941 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois
	Death - 19 May 2007 - Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
	Funeral - 21 May 2007 - Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
	Burial - 21 May 2007 - Kneff Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

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Notes

Eula Skelton, 85, of Flora, IL died at 2:30 AM Saturday, May 19, 2007 at Clay County Hospital in Flora.

She was born March 6, 1922 in Clay City, IL to Henry & Versa (Zimmerman) Bissey. She married Henry C. Skelton on May 1, 1941 in Clay City. He preceded her in death on March 15, 1992.

Eula was a homemaker, member of Harmony United Methodist Church, past member of the True Blue Sunday School Class of the church and member of the Flora Rebekah Lodge.

She is survived by 2 daughters: Kay (Bill) Kitley of Flora and Susan (Steve) Oglesby of Houston, TX; 5 grandchildren: Kent (Tisha) Kitley of Flora, Deanna (Shane) Carder of Clay City, Matthew (Karen) Oglesby of Houston, TX, Jenny (Steve) Henson of Flora & Leigh Oglesby of Ft. Worth, TX; 4 great-grandchildren: Brett & Brock Carder of Clay City and Morgan & Colton Kitley of Flora; 2 great-great grandchildren: Dani Henson & Addison Oglesby of Houston, TX; 4 sisters: Edith (Dean) Reinerd of Mexico, MO, Audrey (Fred) Weiler of Flora, Doris (Dave) Sanders of Quincy, Lola James of Tewksbury, MA; 1 brother: Jack (Jewel) Bissey of Florence, AL.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, 1 granddaughter (Julie Kitley), 3 brothers (Ralph, Dale & George Bissey), 2 sisters (Ruth McHenry & Melba Pittman).

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM Monday, May 21, 2007 at Frank & Bright Funeral Home. Burial will be in Kneff Cemetery in Flora. Visitation will be from 5-8 PM Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Harmony United Methodist Church and may be received at the funeral home.

Sources

[S4612] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Skelton, Eula, 85, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19460008), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S4619] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Skelton, Henry C. and Eula E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20648566/henry-clinton-skelton), 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).
[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).
[S4613] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Bissey, Versa, 87, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Bissey&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=26871755&), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S4610] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Bissey, L. Versa and Henry R., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Bissey&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=26871770&), none. (Reliability: 2).