Frankie Brantley Bissette 1934-2023 went to be with her Heavenly Father on June 10, 2023. She was preceded in death by her wonderful husband of 44 years Randy Bissette, her parents Graham and Ina Brantley, her sisters Margaret, Addie, Betty, and Inez, and her brothers Bud, Bill, Leroy, and Butler.
Frankie was born on October 18, 1934 and raised on a farm in Franklin County, NC, the ninth of ten children of Graham and Ina. Frankie attended Hardbarger Business School in Raleigh, NC where she met and married the love of her life Randy. As newlyweds they moved to Virginia where Randy was employed, but Frankie always treasured her North Carolina heritage. She kept the books for Bissette Construction Corp founded in 1971 by husband Randy. She was very dedicated to the business where she was Secretary/Treasurer for many years. She then went on to work until retirement for the City of Chesapeake. She loved her family dearly of which she was most proud. She loved the Lord with all her heart and taught Sunday School for many years at both Indian River Baptist Church and Woodland Heights Baptist Church, where she was still a member. She served a term as chaplain for the Resident Council at the Chesapeake Retirement Home where she enjoyed living for many years. She enjoyed crocheting baby caps for Chesapeake General Hospital and baking brownies for her beloved grandchildren. She loved writing poetry and wrote a poem for each of her family members. She also enjoyed painting in her later years and left each of her children and grandchildren a painting.
She is survived by her three children Mark, wife Tempi, Susan, husband Jeff, and Janet, husband Brian, her grandchildren, Brantley, Tanner, Justin, Courtney, Coleman, Emily, and Caroline, and her sister Willie Williams.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 14th, at Woodlawn Funeral Home at 6329 E Virginia Beach Blvd, Norfolk, VA. A celebration of Frankie’s life will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 15th, at Woodland Heights Baptist Church at 529 Providence Rd, Chesapeake, VA.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Sjogren's Foundation at https://sjogrens.org/get-involved/ways-to-give/honor-a-loved-one in memory of Frankie.
