Bissey, Francis Rollin 'Frank'

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: BISS.F002
• _FGRAVE: 18792632

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Francis R. “Frank” Bissey
BIRTH 17 Jun 1887
Clay County, Illinois, USA
DEATH 13 Feb 1978 (aged 90)
Flora, Clay County, Illinois, USA
BURIAL
Foster Hill Cemetery
Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, USA
MEMORIAL ID 18792632 · View Source
MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 1
FLOWERS 2
Frank Rollin Bissey, Rt. 2; Clay City died at the Flora Care Center Monday at 2:50 p.m. He was 90.

He was born June 17, 1887 in Clay County to Henry Jackson and Eliza Jane Long Bissey. He married Minnie Inez Hosselton who died Nov. I, 1973.

Surviving are a son, Roland L., St, Petersburg, Fla.; a daughter, Mrs, Betty Ragland, Fort Worth, Texas; seven grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

Services will be at the Ingram Funeral Home Clay City with visitation. The Rev. Robert Shook will officiate. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery.

Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, Feb, 1978.

Family/Spouse: Hosselton, Minnie I.. Minnie (daughter of Hosselton, Charles M. and Stanford, Emma C.) was born on 17 Sep 1891; died on 1 Nov 1973; was buried in Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: BISS.R008
• _FGRAVE: 125510784
• Military Service: World War II, Major, 215th Signal Depot Company, United States Army

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Military Service:
Captain in 1943, field promotion to Major: 175th Signal Repair Company to Taunton, England; transferred to 215th Signal Depot Company as commander during D-Day France invasion. Responsible for signal equipment for 1st Army. Last stop, Marburg, Germany and Buchenwald concentration camp.

Source: (http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2070157

Family/Spouse: ?, Mary E.. Mary was born on 12 Sep 1911; died on 19 Jun 2008; was buried in Garden Sanctuary Cemetery, Seminole, Pinellas County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]