Thanks Larry. Found her in my database now. I have her name as Laura Opal Laird. I don't have this Laird line connected to my line but figured they might be connected somewhere further back so I still keep track of them. Sandy > On September 18, 2014 at 10:14 AM Larry Lance <llance516@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Sandy look here. > > > > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iljeffer/obits/laird-elvajcobit.htm > <http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iljeffer/obits/laird-elvajcobit.htm> > > > > > > From: Sandy Bauer [mailto:sandy@whalen-family.org] > Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2014 11:48 AM > To: ilfrankl@rootsweb.com; iljeffer@rootsweb.com; Larry Lance > Subject: Re: [ILFRANKL] George E. (G.E.) Kissner Obit > > > > Anyone know more about his mother's Laird family? I don't seem to have her > in my Laird records but surely she must be related to my Laird line. > > > > Sandy > > > > > > On September 18, 2014 at 9:09 AM Larry Lance via <ilfrankl@rootsweb.com > > <mailto:ilfrankl@rootsweb.com> > wrote: > > > > > > Mt. Vernon Register-News, Mt. Vernon, IL > > > > Sept. 18, 2014 > > > > > > > > George E. (G.E.) Kissner, 92, a well-known businessman of Wayne City, died > > peacefully at 5:21 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014, at his home surrounded > > by his family. > > > > George was born Friday, Jan. 13, 1922, in Dix. He was the son of William > > and > > Opal (Laird) Kissner. He married Cecil (Haynes) Kissner on Nov. 1, 1940, > > and > > they had five children. After Cecil's passing on Nov. 11, 1961, he later > > married Joan (Buchanan) Kissner, who survives him, on Jan. 22, 1968. > > > > George spent most of his years in Wayne City operating various successful > > businesses and partnerships. Among them were G.E. Kissner Grain Company and > > Feed Mill, Kissner and Weaver Farm Equipment and G.E. Kissner Cattle > > Company. He also operated a sawmill, farmed for several years, owned a > > large > > ranch in South Dakota and fed a large number of cattle in his feedlots. > > > > His passions were beef cattle, studying the commodity and stock markets and > > watching televised cattle auctions. > > > > He loved spending time with his family and his beloved dog, Maggie. George > > was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. > > > > In addition to his wife, Joan, George is survived by his sons, Bill (and > > wife Jeanne) of Wayne City, Bob (and wife Sandra) of Wayne City and Tom > > (and > > wife Judy) of Grand Chain; his daughter, Linda Buchanan (and husband Jim) > > of > > Bluford; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and eight > > great-great-grandchildren. > > > > George was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Cecil; a son, > > Jerry Kissner; his brother, Roy Kissner; and granddaughter, Teresa > > Buchanan. > > > > Visitation will be held at 5 p.m. the Wayne City Baptist Church on Friday. > > > > Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > ILFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com <mailto:ILFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com> with > > the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of > > the message >