Individual Details

John D. Bicknell

(28 Jan 1918 - 15 Nov 2001)

The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois, Tuesday, November 20, 2001: Heyworth- -John D Bicknell, 83, of Heyworth died at 11:45 p.m. Thursday (Nov. 15, 2001) at V.A. Illiana Health Care System, Danville. His graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at East Lawn Memorial Gardens, Bloomington, with the Rev. Gray officiating. Military rites will be conducted by Louis E. Davis Post 56 and the American Legion Post 635. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. today at East Lawn Funeral Home, Bloomington. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Heyworth High School Marching Band. He was born Jan. 28, 1918, at Garrett, the son of William Kelly and Minnie E. Hays Bicknell. Survivors include one sister, Mary Ann (Charles) Gregory, Bakersfield, Calif. Also surviving are several nieces and nephews; and special friends, the Jack Davis family. He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, Beulah Rist and two brothers, Joe G. Bicknell and Hugh Bicknell. Mr. Bicknell was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He retired from Beich Candies. East Lawn Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Photo of gravestone at Find-A-Grave shows: Pvt. U. S. Army.

Events

Birth28 Jan 1918Illinois
Death15 Nov 2001Heyworth, Mclean Co., Illinois
BurialEast Lawn Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum, Bloomington, McLean Co., Illinois
Soc Sec No357-09-3433
SSN issuedIllinois

Families

FatherWilliam Kelly Bicknell (1884 - 1959)
MotherMinnie Ethel Hays (1887 - 1963)
SiblingJoseph "Joe" Gilbert Bicknell (1909 - 1959)
SiblingHugh Bicknell (1913 - 1991)
SiblingBeulah Bicknell (1915 - 1984)
SiblingMary Ann Bicknell (1923 - 2010)

Endnotes

1. 1920 Census Douglas Co., Illinois.

2. Find A Grave.

3. Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Database online. Number: 357-09-3433; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951..

4. Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Database online. Number: 357-09-3433; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951..

5. Find A Grave.

6. Find A Grave.

7. Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Database online. Number: 357-09-3433; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951..

8. Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Database online. Number: 357-09-3433; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951..