Plainville Times March 11, 1948, Page 5
Mrs. Louise Bissett
Mrs. Louise Bissett, widow of the late Hubert Bissett, a longtime resident of this community and a respected citizen, died at her home in Plainville on March 5 after a brief illness.
She was 82 years of age, born June 10, 1866, at Kankakee, Ill. She and her husband moved to Kansas in 1996 and settled in the Plainville community. Her husband preceded her in death in 1933.
Funeral services, Requiem High Mass, were held on Monday, March 8 at nine o'clock in Sacred Heart Church, Plainville, conducted by Fr. Mulvihill. She was buried in the Catholic cemetery family lot where her husband and three children buried.
She was the mother of thirteen children, ten which survive her as follows: Mrs. Huffer, of Grand Junction, Colo., Mrs. J.A. Westhusin and Leo Bissett of Plainville, Mrs. Bill Plante, of Damar, Ed Bissett of Logan, Gilbert Bissett of Goodland, Arthur Bissett of Casper, Wyo., Fred Bissett of California, Adelore Bissett, of Idaho, Mrs. Hunter of Denver.
She is also survived by three brothers: Oscar and Pat of Plainville and Lucius of Pasadena, Calif.; and 41 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren.
Grandma Bissett was a grand old pioneer, a good mother and a faithful member of her Church. She brought with her from Kankakee, Ill., the faith of our fathers, which was a shining faith to the very end of her life. How faithful she was in attending Mass and receiving the sacraments. She was a woman of great faith. On her death bed she regretted she was unable to make the Mission that was conducted in the Church that week. As a reward for her piety and faithfulness she was fortified with the last rites of her hold Church, a plenary indulgence at the hour of her death and got all the indulgences attached to the making of the Mission. In Heaven there is a special glory for doctors of the faith, for those who teach others the way of Jesus Christ, for those who are the light of the world. And this, a good mother is engaged in all through her life. It is a pity we must lose those grand old pioneers, for with them go the links with the past. She too, experienced the hardships of pioneer days, the droughts and the dust storms and the grasshoppers over a long period of years but with faith and courage she was able to surmount all of those difficulties because she was of an optimistic turn of mind. She understood well the philosophy behind the Kansas motto written on the State Seal; Ad Astra per Aspera (To the Stars Through Difficulties), and she lived it nobly. Now we hope and pray she is enjoying the reward handed out to those who have fought the good fight on the Kansas prairies. It is mothers like the deceased that have made America great.
The Sacred Heart Guild, of which she was a faithful member acted as guard of honor at the church and recited the rosary in the home. The large attendance at the funeral bore evidence to the love and esteem in which she was held. The community has lost in her an honorable citizen and the congregation is deprived of a faithful member. After an earnest and conscientious life of duty she goes down to her grave with the honor and respect of all. A mother is gone, a pioneer mother, a truly Christian mother. As we plant the flower of Hope on her grave let us say: "Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in Peace."
Per: Rainbow (47002487) 8/15/2022