Individual Details

Bessie Wavy Kirkpatrick

(22 Jan 1893 - 17 Jul 1975)

From the Southern Illinoisan, Carbondale, Illinois, Friday, July 18, 1975: Bessie Sullivan, 82 of 501 Mulkey St., Christopher, died at 6:10 p.m. Thursday at Miners Hospital in Christopher after a lengthy illness. She was born Jan. 22, 1893 near Christopher to Leroy and Nancy Flowers Kirkpatrick. Her husband, William Sullivan, died in 1958 and a daughter, Ruby Faycak and a son, Robert Edmonds, also preceded her in death. Survivors include two daughters, Ethel Renaud of Johnston City and Bobbie Walker of Christopher; a brother Hobert Kirkpatrick of Christopher; a sister Effie Speegal of West Frankford; four grand children and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Russell Funeral Home in Christopher. The Rev. James Graddy will officiate. Burial will be in Harrison Cemetery in Christopher. Friends may call after 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Events

Birth22 Jan 1893Near Christopher, Franklin Co., Illinois
Birth22 Jan 1893Christopher, Franklin Co., Illinois
Census1900Under Kirkpatrick, LeRoy, Six Mile, Franklin Co., Illinois
Marriage2 Dec 1909Benton, Franklin Co., Illinois - Sidney Elias Edmonds
Census1910Under Bessie Sullivan, Albany, Whiteside Co., Illinois
Census1920Under Edmond, Sedney, Tyrone, Franklin Co., Illinois
Census1930Tyrone, Franklin Co., Illinois
Census1940Tyrone, Franklin County, Illinois, USA
Marriage10 Mar 1956West Frankfort, Franklin Co., Illinois - William Sullivan
Death17 Jul 1975Christopher, Franklin Co., Illinois
Death17 Jul 1975Christopher, Franklin Co., Illinois
Alt nameBessie W. Kirkpatrick
BurialHarrison Cemetery, Buckner, Franklin Co., Illinois
Soc Sec No324-56-0671 ILLinois
BurialHarrison Cemetery, Buckner, Franklin Co., Illinois

Families

SpouseWilliam Sullivan (1893 - 1958)
SpouseSidney Elias Edmonds (1884 - 1923)
ChildRuby May Edmonds (1911 - 1964)
ChildRobert LeRoy Edmonds (1914 - 1948)
ChildEthel Mary Edmonds (1917 - 1982)
FatherLeRoy C. Kirkpatrick (1866 - 1901)
MotherNancy Tennessee Flowers (1869 - 1919)
SiblingDessie Ida Kirkpatrick (1895 - 1964)
SiblingHobart Snyder Kirkpatrick (1899 - 1977)

Endnotes

1. 1900 Census Franklin Co., Illinois.

2. Southern Illinoisan, Obituary of Bessie Sullivan (n.p: Friday, July 18, 1975, n.d).

3. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

4. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

5. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

6. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

7. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

8. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

9. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

10. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

11. Southern Illinoisan, Obituary of Bessie Sullivan (n.p: Friday, July 18, 1975, n.d).

12. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

13. 1900 Census Franklin Co., Illinois.

14. Southern Illinoisan, Obituary of Bessie Sullivan (n.p: Friday, July 18, 1975, n.d).

15. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

16. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..