He was a painter and a veteran of World War I having served in France with the Army.
Born in Bishopville on November 23, 1894, Mr. Bishop was 71 years, four months and six days of age at death. He was a member of the Elliott Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held from the chapel of Heartfield Funeral Home on Friday, April 1, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Walter Crabb, pastor of the Elliott Baptist Church, as the officiating minister.
Interment followed in Norwood Cemetery with the following nephews serving as pallbearers: James Bishop, Raymond Glover, Wayne Hancock, Odie Byrd, Jesse Bishop and Arnold Bishop.
Mr. Bishop is survived by son, Thomas Bishop of Hearne; two daughters, Miss Etta Lee Bishop of Hearne and Mrs. Eunice Gibson of San Antonio; six grandchildren. Also four brothers, Walter, Lindon, and Dennie Bishop all of Hearne, and Willie Bishop of Houston; and five sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Spencer and Mrs. Minnie Hancock of Hearne, Mrs. Nannie Byrd of Franklin, Mrs. Florence Martin of Bryan and Mrs. Dollie Glover of Elgin.
(published by a Robertson Co., TX newspaper, Mar., 1966. Provided by Find A Grave member, Carolyn Hebbe McLeod, 47384868, Dec. 4, 2014)
He was a painter and a veteran of World War I having served in France with the Army.
Born in Bishopville on November 23, 1894, Mr. Bishop was 71 years, four months and six days of age at death. He was a member of the Elliott Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held from the chapel of Heartfield Funeral Home on Friday, April 1, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Walter Crabb, pastor of the Elliott Baptist Church, as the officiating minister.
Interment followed in Norwood Cemetery with the following nephews serving as pallbearers: James Bishop, Raymond Glover, Wayne Hancock, Odie Byrd, Jesse Bishop and Arnold Bishop.
Mr. Bishop is survived by son, Thomas Bishop of Hearne; two daughters, Miss Etta Lee Bishop of Hearne and Mrs. Eunice Gibson of San Antonio; six grandchildren. Also four brothers, Walter, Lindon, and Dennie Bishop all of Hearne, and Willie Bishop of Houston; and five sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Spencer and Mrs. Minnie Hancock of Hearne, Mrs. Nannie Byrd of Franklin, Mrs. Florence Martin of Bryan and Mrs. Dollie Glover of Elgin.
(published by a Robertson Co., TX newspaper, Mar., 1966. Provided by Find A Grave member, Carolyn Hebbe McLeod, 47384868, Dec. 4, 2014)
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Family Members
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Denson Franklin "Dennie" Bishop
1886–1967
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Ollie Mangrum Bishop
1888–1955
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Dollie Velara Bishop Glover
1890–1986
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Nannie Louisa Bishop Byrd
1892–1991
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Florence Caroline Bishop Martin
1899–1999
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James Walter Bishop
1900–1993
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Myrtle Dean Bishop Spencer
1903–1984
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Minnie Mae Bishop Hancock
1904–2002
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Willie Gray Bishop
1904–1983
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Lindon Denson Bishop
1909–1966
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Babies Bishop
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