Bricker, Evelyn Gladys

1919 - 2006  (87 years)

• Name	Bricker, Evelyn Gladys
  		Evelyn Gladys Bricker (1919-2006) Contributed by Paul Wilder
  		Evelyn and Herman Sullens Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Double Funeral Yesterday For Mother and Daughter, Car-Tractor Accident Victims.
  		Evelyn Sullens and Debbie Schnautz Photo compliments of Debbie Schnautz 53837
  Birth	14 Oct 1919	Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Census		1950 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, District 13-3, Sheet 15 Clay City township: Clay City village: Clay City village - That part east of Rd. 5
  Occupation	Homemaker  [1]
  Reference Number	BRIC.E001
  _FGRAVE	18083481
  Funeral	31 Jan 2006	Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Death	29 Dec 2006	Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2, 7]
  Burial	31 Jan 2006	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  		Headstone, Sullens, Evelyn and Herman Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, Sullens, Evelyn and Herman
  Person ID	I823	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Bricker - Shock Conrad Bricker and Lucinda Shock Descendants, Sullens - Dunagan John Benjamin Sullens and Mary Jane 'Polly' Dunagan Descendants
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Bricker, Jerry Elias,   b. 25 Dec 1881, Wayne County, Illinois d. 4 Jun 1964 (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Pettyjohn, Mary E.,   b. 8 Jan 1897, Clay County, Illinois d. 23 Dec 1981, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	17 Jan 1916	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  	Jerry's obituary says they were married on January 17, 1916, Mary's obituary says they were married in 1917.
  Age at Marriage	He was 34 years and 1 month - She was 19 years.
  Family ID	F800	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sullens, Herman Elmer,   b. 27 Feb 1915, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 8 Dec 2007, Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3, 6]
  Children	+ 1. Sullens, N. + 2. Sullens, B.J.   3. Sullens, John Robert,   b. 26 Jul 1942   d. 2 Nov 1968 (Age 26 years) + 4. Sullens, D.D. + 5. Sullens, T.E.T. + 6. Sullens, D.
  Family ID	F804	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Oct 1919 - Clay County, Illinois Funeral - 31 Jan 2006 - Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 31 Jan 2006 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Death - 29 Dec 2006 - Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Evelyn G. Sullens died at Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney, IL. She had fell and broke her hip on Friday and passed away Sunday morning. Evelyn was born in Clay County to Jerry & Mary Pettyjohn Bricker. She was married to Herman Sullens on September 25, 1937. They were married for 68 years. She was a homemaker. She was also a member of Community Southern Baptist Church in Clay City. Her hobbies included baking pies, taking pictures, sewing and she enjoyed her family greatly. She taught Sunday School for over 40 years. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Norma and Delbert Payne of Sailor Springs, and Betty and Ira Simmons of Clay City; three sons and daughters-in-law, Donald and Shirley Sullens of Lakeview, Florida, Tom and Myrna Sullens of Carthage, Texas, and David and Cathy Sullens of Kilgore, Texas; brother Harold Bricker of Clay City; grandchildren, Dean Payne of Sumner, Linda Norris of Sailor Springs, Albert Payne of Sailor Springs, Brenda Lynn of Clay City, Donna Stanley of Clay City, Wendell Simmons of Clay City, Diane Gill of Clay City, Steve Sullens of Florida, Rusty Sullens of Florida, Barbara Brance of Indiana, Rebecca Brown of Florida, John Sullens of Texas, Keith Sullens of Texas, Christiana Pritchett of Texas, James Sullens of Clay City, Dawn Epps of Texas, and Michael Sullens of Texas; 30 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchildren. Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents, son John Sullens, and brothers Kenneth & Ivan and a sister Helen Smith. Services were Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at Summers Kistler Funeral Home in Clay City, with burial in the Clay City Cemetery in Clay City. Brother Jim Thomas officiated. Memorials were made to Community Southern Baptist Church in Clay City.

  
  

• Sources

  [S836] The Daily Clay County Advocate Press (Flora, Clay County, Illinois), Obituary, Sullens, Evelyn G., 88, (The Daily Clay County Advocate Press (Flora, Clay County, Illinois), 29 January 2006), none. (Reliability: 2). [S837] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Sullens, Evelyn and Herman, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18083481/evelyn-gladys-sullens), none. (Reliability: 2). [S171] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 25, page 13a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S4] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 04, page 2b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00620?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [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). [S15274] 1950 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, District 13-3, Sheet 15 (Reliability: 3). [S827] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Bricker, Harold G. 85, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127438099/harold-g-bricker), none. (Reliability: 2). [S821] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Bricker, Jerry Elias, 82, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Bricker&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=24075030&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S829] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Bricker, Mary E., 84, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Bricker&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=24075041&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S822] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Bricker, Jerry E. and Mary E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24075030/jerry-elias-bricker) (Reliability: 2). [S50] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 20, page 10b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3).