Mr. Ralph Wilson Bishop
1928-2015
Funeral service for Mr. Ralph Wilson Bishop, 87, of Auburn, will be Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 11:00 am at the Chapel of Radney Funeral Home. Dr. Skip Lowery will officiate. Burial will follow in the Alexander City Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 from 9:30 am to 10:30 am at Radney Funeral Home. Veterans Honors will be provided by the Alexander City Veteran’s Honor Guard.
Mr. Bishop passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2015 at his residence. He was born on January 11, 1928 in Alexander City, Alabama to Isaiah Washington (I.W.) Bishop and Flora Bernice Carlton Bishop. He was a member of First Baptist Church. Mr. Bishop was a medic in the Navy during WWII and graduated from Auburn University with a degree in horticulture. He was a leader of AA and founded a local chapter. He received a 40 year chip for his time served in AA. He loved growing flowers but was best known for his tomatoes. Mr. Bishop has many lifelong friends in Alexander City. His family owned and operated Bishop Floral and Wholesale for over fifty years. In his younger years he loved to fish and taught ballroom dancing.
He is survived by his daughters; Dianne Carlton Bishop Knight (Gerald), of Auburn, Lucille (Lucie) Bishop Reeves (Berry), of Hampton Cove; son, R. Wilson (Will) Bishop of New Market; grandchildren, Christina Moorman (Jeff), Audrey Easterwood (Judson), Cheryl Knight, Jennifer Burcham (Jordan), D.D. Knight, Brooke Bishop, Eric Bishop, Ellie Bishop; great-grandchildren, Hugh Easterwood, Hollon Easterwood and brother, Calvin Bishop (Lenna), of Houston, TX.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Dianne Dean Bishop; parents and infant son, Benjamin Terrell Bishop.
www.radneyfuneralhom.com. 10/24/15
1928-2015
Funeral service for Mr. Ralph Wilson Bishop, 87, of Auburn, will be Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 11:00 am at the Chapel of Radney Funeral Home. Dr. Skip Lowery will officiate. Burial will follow in the Alexander City Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 from 9:30 am to 10:30 am at Radney Funeral Home. Veterans Honors will be provided by the Alexander City Veteran’s Honor Guard.
Mr. Bishop passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2015 at his residence. He was born on January 11, 1928 in Alexander City, Alabama to Isaiah Washington (I.W.) Bishop and Flora Bernice Carlton Bishop. He was a member of First Baptist Church. Mr. Bishop was a medic in the Navy during WWII and graduated from Auburn University with a degree in horticulture. He was a leader of AA and founded a local chapter. He received a 40 year chip for his time served in AA. He loved growing flowers but was best known for his tomatoes. Mr. Bishop has many lifelong friends in Alexander City. His family owned and operated Bishop Floral and Wholesale for over fifty years. In his younger years he loved to fish and taught ballroom dancing.
He is survived by his daughters; Dianne Carlton Bishop Knight (Gerald), of Auburn, Lucille (Lucie) Bishop Reeves (Berry), of Hampton Cove; son, R. Wilson (Will) Bishop of New Market; grandchildren, Christina Moorman (Jeff), Audrey Easterwood (Judson), Cheryl Knight, Jennifer Burcham (Jordan), D.D. Knight, Brooke Bishop, Eric Bishop, Ellie Bishop; great-grandchildren, Hugh Easterwood, Hollon Easterwood and brother, Calvin Bishop (Lenna), of Houston, TX.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Dianne Dean Bishop; parents and infant son, Benjamin Terrell Bishop.
www.radneyfuneralhom.com. 10/24/15
Mr. Ralph Wilson Bishop
1928-2015
Funeral service for Mr. Ralph Wilson Bishop, 87, of Auburn, will be Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 11:00 am at the Chapel of Radney Funeral Home. Dr. Skip Lowery will officiate. Burial will follow in the Alexander City Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 from 9:30 am to 10:30 am at Radney Funeral Home. Veterans Honors will be provided by the Alexander City Veteran’s Honor Guard.
Mr. Bishop passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2015 at his residence. He was born on January 11, 1928 in Alexander City, Alabama to Isaiah Washington (I.W.) Bishop and Flora Bernice Carlton Bishop. He was a member of First Baptist Church. Mr. Bishop was a medic in the Navy during WWII and graduated from Auburn University with a degree in horticulture. He was a leader of AA and founded a local chapter. He received a 40 year chip for his time served in AA. He loved growing flowers but was best known for his tomatoes. Mr. Bishop has many lifelong friends in Alexander City. His family owned and operated Bishop Floral and Wholesale for over fifty years. In his younger years he loved to fish and taught ballroom dancing.
He is survived by his daughters; Dianne Carlton Bishop Knight (Gerald), of Auburn, Lucille (Lucie) Bishop Reeves (Berry), of Hampton Cove; son, R. Wilson (Will) Bishop of New Market; grandchildren, Christina Moorman (Jeff), Audrey Easterwood (Judson), Cheryl Knight, Jennifer Burcham (Jordan), D.D. Knight, Brooke Bishop, Eric Bishop, Ellie Bishop; great-grandchildren, Hugh Easterwood, Hollon Easterwood and brother, Calvin Bishop (Lenna), of Houston, TX.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Dianne Dean Bishop; parents and infant son, Benjamin Terrell Bishop.
www.radneyfuneralhom.com. 10/24/15
1928-2015
Funeral service for Mr. Ralph Wilson Bishop, 87, of Auburn, will be Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 11:00 am at the Chapel of Radney Funeral Home. Dr. Skip Lowery will officiate. Burial will follow in the Alexander City Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 from 9:30 am to 10:30 am at Radney Funeral Home. Veterans Honors will be provided by the Alexander City Veteran’s Honor Guard.
Mr. Bishop passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2015 at his residence. He was born on January 11, 1928 in Alexander City, Alabama to Isaiah Washington (I.W.) Bishop and Flora Bernice Carlton Bishop. He was a member of First Baptist Church. Mr. Bishop was a medic in the Navy during WWII and graduated from Auburn University with a degree in horticulture. He was a leader of AA and founded a local chapter. He received a 40 year chip for his time served in AA. He loved growing flowers but was best known for his tomatoes. Mr. Bishop has many lifelong friends in Alexander City. His family owned and operated Bishop Floral and Wholesale for over fifty years. In his younger years he loved to fish and taught ballroom dancing.
He is survived by his daughters; Dianne Carlton Bishop Knight (Gerald), of Auburn, Lucille (Lucie) Bishop Reeves (Berry), of Hampton Cove; son, R. Wilson (Will) Bishop of New Market; grandchildren, Christina Moorman (Jeff), Audrey Easterwood (Judson), Cheryl Knight, Jennifer Burcham (Jordan), D.D. Knight, Brooke Bishop, Eric Bishop, Ellie Bishop; great-grandchildren, Hugh Easterwood, Hollon Easterwood and brother, Calvin Bishop (Lenna), of Houston, TX.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Dianne Dean Bishop; parents and infant son, Benjamin Terrell Bishop.
www.radneyfuneralhom.com. 10/24/15
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