Clarence Leslie Birkey
1910 - 1985 (75 years)-
Name Clarence Leslie Birkey [1, 2] Birth 1 May 1910 Foosland, Champaign Co., IL 
[3] Gender Male Occupation Farmer For 40 Years And An Agent For The Pekin Insurance Co. For 40 Years Religion Mennonite Death 20 Oct 1985 Gibson City, Ford Co., IL [3] Burial 22 Oct 1985 Fisher, Champaign Co., IL - East Bend Mennonite Church
Person ID I3543 Schrock-Birkey Connection Last Modified 17 Jan 2023
Father John A. Birkey, b. 16 Nov 1880, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL d. 23 Dec 1942, Foosland, Champaign Co., IL (Age 62 years) Mother Mary Zimmerman, b. 10 Feb 1888, Foosland, Champaign Co., IL d. 2 Jul 1971, Gifford, Champaign Co., IL (Age 83 years) Marriage 1 Sep 1909 [1] Family ID F2009 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Frances Mabel Hieser, b. 22 Apr 1915, Foosland, Champaign Co., IL d. 15 Jul 2008, Gibson City, Ford Co., IL (Age 93 years) Marriage 25 Sep 1940 Champaign Co., IL Children 1. Warren Lee Birkey 2. Suzanne Kay Birkey Family ID F2480 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 May 2001
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Birth - 1 May 1910 - Foosland, Champaign Co., IL 
Marriage - 25 Sep 1940 - Champaign Co., IL 
Death - 20 Oct 1985 - Gibson City, Ford Co., IL 
Burial - 22 Oct 1985 - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Obit: Gospel Herald - Volume 78, Number 46 - November 12, 1985, page 798.
Birkey.- Clarence L., son of John and Mary (Zimmerman) Birkey, was born at Foosland, Ill., May 1, 1910; died of a heart attack at Gibson Community Hospital on Oct. 20, 1985; aged 75 y. On Sept. 25, 1940, he was married to Frances Hieser, who survives. Also surviving are one son (Warren), one daughter (Susie Oyer), one granddaughter, and one sister (Gladice Birkey). He was a member of East Bend Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 22, in charge of Paul 0. King; interment in East Bend Memorial Gardens.
- Obit: Gospel Herald - Volume 78, Number 46 - November 12, 1985, page 798.
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