Bissey, Lola

1932 - 2017  (85 years)

• Name	Bissey, Lola
  Birth	5 May 1932	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  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.L005
  _FGRAVE	180571788
  Death	17 Jun 2017	Winchester Hospital, Winchester, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
  Burial	Tewksbury Cemetery, Tewksbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I19152	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	9 Jul 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   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  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	JAMES, Richard George 'Dickie',   b. 22 Jun 1933, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 16 Dec 2004, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2, 6]
  Family ID	F8668	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 May 1932 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Death - 17 Jun 2017 - Winchester Hospital, Winchester, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Burial - - Tewksbury Cemetery, Tewksbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  TEWKSBURY -- Mrs. Lola (Bissey) James, 85, passed away Saturday, June 17th at the Winchester Hospital. Lola was born on May 5, 1932 in Clay City, Illinois a daughter of the late Henry J. and Lulu Versa (Zimmerman) Bissey. Loving wife of forty-seven years to the late Richard G. "Dick" James whom she lost in 2004. Lola was a homemaker helping to raise her children and enjoying watching her family grow to 11 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. She was an active member and communicant at the First Baptist Church in Tewksbury where she participated as a Deacon and a member of the Women's Group, Philatheas. She is survived by her four children, Duane James and his wife Carmel, David James and his wife Lixandra, Alicia Hunt and her husband George, and Bruce James; eleven grandchildren, Carmel, Kevin, Pamela, Ian, Aaron, and Janelle James, Christopher and Jennifer Hunt, Matthew LaChance, Aidan and Parker James; three sisters, Edith Reinard, Doris Saunders, Audrey Wilder; also many nieces and nephews. JAMES -- Visiting hours Wednesday, June 21 from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Tewksbury Funeral Home, corner of 1 Dewey St. and 975 Main St., (Rt. 38) Tewksbury Center, Ph. (800 in MA or 978) 851-2950. Her funeral will begin Thursday, June 22 from the funeral home at 9:00 am followed by a Funeral Service at First Baptist Church, 1500 Andover St., No. Tewksbury at 10:00 AM. Burial will be Tewksbury Cemetery. Published in Lowell Sun on June 20, 2017

  
  

• Sources

  [S16069] 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (Township), page 1a (Reliability: 3). [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). [S4096] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 1, page 1a, (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). [S4612] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Skelton, Eula, 85, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19460008), none. (Reliability: 2).