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Bissey, Kenneth E. 'Doc'
1921 - 2010 (88 years)-
Name Bissey, Kenneth E. 'Doc' Birth 16 Jun 1921 Clay City, Clay County, Illinois 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male Occupation Reverend [4, 5] Reference Number BISS.K001 [1] _FGRAVE 49526089 Funeral 13 Mar 2010 (88 years) Bethel United Methodist Church, Wayne County, Illinois [1] Military Service World War II, Private First Class, Company C, 1st Battalion, 274th Infantry Regiment, 70th Infantry Division ("Trailblazers"), United States Army [1] - Private First Class, served in WWII with the 70th Infantry Division (Trailblazers), 274th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, Company "C", in the European Theater of Operations.
Source: https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2547998
Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007
On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans.
Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event.
This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
Kenneth E. 'Doc' Bissey (1921-2010) 
70th Infantry Division ("Trailblazers"), United States Army 
70th Infantry Division ("Trailblazers"), United States Army United States Army 
Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia 
United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)
In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…World War II
(1939-1945)Death 9 Mar 2010 Burgin Manor Nursing Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois [1, 6, 7] Burial 13 Mar 2010 Wells Cemetery, Wayne County, Illinois [1, 6] 
Headstone, Bissey, Ada Belle and Kenneth E. Person ID I9133 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 Oct 2023
Father Bissey, John Milnor, b. 23 Feb 1894, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 8 Aug 1967 (Age 73 years) Mother Rogers, Verda Bernice, b. 14 Oct 1896, Wayne County, Illinois d. 6 Jan 1985, Flora Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 88 years) Marriage 20 Apr 1915 Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [2, 3, 8, 9] Family ID F661 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Patterson, Ada Belle, b. 5 May 1920 d. 20 Jun 2020, Carle Richland Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 100 years) Marriage 11 Jun 1941 St. Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri [6] Children > 1. Bissey, J. > 2. Bissey, N. > 3. Bissey, J. Family ID F4508 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Private First Class, served in WWII with the 70th Infantry Division (Trailblazers), 274th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, Company "C", in the European Theater of Operations.
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Event Map 
Birth - 16 Jun 1921 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois 
Marriage - 11 Jun 1941 - St. Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri 
Death - 9 Mar 2010 - Burgin Manor Nursing Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois 
Funeral - 13 Mar 2010 - Bethel United Methodist Church, Wayne County, Illinois 
Burial - 13 Mar 2010 - Wells Cemetery, Wayne County, Illinois = Link to Google Earth
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Photos Kenneth E. "Doc" Bissey (1921-2010)
Documents At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
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Notes - Reverend Kenneth E. "Doc" Bissey, 88, of Olney, died at 10:02 p.m. Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at Burgin Manor in Olney.
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Saturday at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Olney. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Bethel United Methodist Church in rural Wayne County with Rev. Sam Totten and Rev. Mark Canada officiating. Burial will be in Wells Cemetery in rural Wayne County.
Mr. Bissey was born June 16, 1921, at the family home south of Clay City, the son of J. Milnor and Verda (Rogers) Bissey. He married Ada Belle Patterson on June 11, 1941. She survives.
He worked for J.W. Sanders Oil Company until he was called into the ministry in 1958. At that time he attended Garrett Theological Seminary near Chicago. He served in churches in Calhoun, Ebenezer, Bethel, Oliver Branch, Creal Springs, Stonefort, Pittsburg, Beecher City, Shumway, Cahokia, Shattuc, Odin, Noble, Passport, Harmony, Mt. Zion and Landes. He graduated from Clay City High School, where he was a cheerleader. He served his country in Germany during World War II, as a member of the U.S. Army.
Mr. Bissey is survived by his wife, Ada Belle, of Olney; daughter, Janet Leist and her husband, Ron, of Olney; son, Norman Bissey and his wife, Dena, of Olney; son, John Bissey and his wife, Connie, of Herrin; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; brother, William "Bill" Bissey, of Tulsa, Okla; brother, Donald "Jake" Bissey, of Clay City; and several brothers, sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, J. Milnor and Verda Bissey; seven brothers; four sisters; one granddaughter; and one great-granddaughter.
Memorials may be made to Bethel United Methodist Church or the Retired Ministers Association.
Published Olney Daily Mail.
- Reverend Kenneth E. "Doc" Bissey, 88, of Olney, died at 10:02 p.m. Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at Burgin Manor in Olney.
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Sources - [S2639] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Bissey, Reverend Kenneth E 'Doc', 88, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49526089/kenneth_e_bissey), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [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).
- [S2642] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, McKinney, Lois A., 80, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=McKinney&GSiman=1&GScid=108285&GRid=19750750&), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S1183] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Bissey, Larry Paul, 66, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17921761/larry-paul-bissey) (Reliability: 2).
- [S2640] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Bissey, Ada Belle and Kenneth E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49526089/kenneth_e_bissey) (Reliability: 2).
- [S2641] Coy D. Taylor, The Life and Times of Eugene Melvin Henderson and Velma Blanche Bissey (Web-site), (Coy D. Taylor, http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cst/taylor/eandv.htm) (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).
- [S2639] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Bissey, Reverend Kenneth E 'Doc', 88, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49526089/kenneth_e_bissey), none. (Reliability: 2).