The Gadsden Times, Gadsden, Alabama
Tuesday, August 20, 1963
Robert Lafayette Bishop, 72, 3rd Avenue, died 2:30 a.m. today at the residence following a long illness. Funeral service 4 p.m. tomorrow at Collier-Butler Funeral Home. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mamie Jones Bishop; daughter, Mrs. Robert Lee of Conn.; son, Howard H. Bishop of Jacksonville; brother, Melton Bishop of Gadsden; sisters, Mrs. M.C. Clayton, Sr. and Mrs. Susie Early, both of Cedar Bluff; Mrs. James W. Smith of Gadsden; and 6 grandchildren. He was a native of Cherokee County and a resident of Gadsden since 1911. Mr. Bishop was a member of Central Methodist Church and Masonic Lodge 236. He formerly served as tax collector of Etowah County for two terms starting in 1935. Collier-Butler Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Alabama Death Record:
Name: Robert Lafayette Bishop
Birth Date: abt 1891
Death Date: 20 Aug 1963
Death Place: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama
Death Age: 72
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Male
Father Name: Manuel Bishop
Mother Name: Martha Daniel
Spouse Name: Mamie Bishop
FHL Film Number: 1909056
Parents: Lafayette Marion Bishop
Martha Daniel Bishop
The sister mentioned in the obituary, Mrs. James W. Smith, was Miriam King Smith, daughter of Martha "Mattie" Stone King Bishop, second wife of Lafayette Marion Bishop. Robert L.'s mother, Martha Daniel Bishop, died in 1906 and Robert L.'s father married Mrs. King who had 3 children.
Tuesday, August 20, 1963
Robert Lafayette Bishop, 72, 3rd Avenue, died 2:30 a.m. today at the residence following a long illness. Funeral service 4 p.m. tomorrow at Collier-Butler Funeral Home. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mamie Jones Bishop; daughter, Mrs. Robert Lee of Conn.; son, Howard H. Bishop of Jacksonville; brother, Melton Bishop of Gadsden; sisters, Mrs. M.C. Clayton, Sr. and Mrs. Susie Early, both of Cedar Bluff; Mrs. James W. Smith of Gadsden; and 6 grandchildren. He was a native of Cherokee County and a resident of Gadsden since 1911. Mr. Bishop was a member of Central Methodist Church and Masonic Lodge 236. He formerly served as tax collector of Etowah County for two terms starting in 1935. Collier-Butler Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Alabama Death Record:
Name: Robert Lafayette Bishop
Birth Date: abt 1891
Death Date: 20 Aug 1963
Death Place: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama
Death Age: 72
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Male
Father Name: Manuel Bishop
Mother Name: Martha Daniel
Spouse Name: Mamie Bishop
FHL Film Number: 1909056
Parents: Lafayette Marion Bishop
Martha Daniel Bishop
The sister mentioned in the obituary, Mrs. James W. Smith, was Miriam King Smith, daughter of Martha "Mattie" Stone King Bishop, second wife of Lafayette Marion Bishop. Robert L.'s mother, Martha Daniel Bishop, died in 1906 and Robert L.'s father married Mrs. King who had 3 children.
The Gadsden Times, Gadsden, Alabama
Tuesday, August 20, 1963
Robert Lafayette Bishop, 72, 3rd Avenue, died 2:30 a.m. today at the residence following a long illness. Funeral service 4 p.m. tomorrow at Collier-Butler Funeral Home. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mamie Jones Bishop; daughter, Mrs. Robert Lee of Conn.; son, Howard H. Bishop of Jacksonville; brother, Melton Bishop of Gadsden; sisters, Mrs. M.C. Clayton, Sr. and Mrs. Susie Early, both of Cedar Bluff; Mrs. James W. Smith of Gadsden; and 6 grandchildren. He was a native of Cherokee County and a resident of Gadsden since 1911. Mr. Bishop was a member of Central Methodist Church and Masonic Lodge 236. He formerly served as tax collector of Etowah County for two terms starting in 1935. Collier-Butler Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Alabama Death Record:
Name: Robert Lafayette Bishop
Birth Date: abt 1891
Death Date: 20 Aug 1963
Death Place: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama
Death Age: 72
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Male
Father Name: Manuel Bishop
Mother Name: Martha Daniel
Spouse Name: Mamie Bishop
FHL Film Number: 1909056
Parents: Lafayette Marion Bishop
Martha Daniel Bishop
The sister mentioned in the obituary, Mrs. James W. Smith, was Miriam King Smith, daughter of Martha "Mattie" Stone King Bishop, second wife of Lafayette Marion Bishop. Robert L.'s mother, Martha Daniel Bishop, died in 1906 and Robert L.'s father married Mrs. King who had 3 children.
Tuesday, August 20, 1963
Robert Lafayette Bishop, 72, 3rd Avenue, died 2:30 a.m. today at the residence following a long illness. Funeral service 4 p.m. tomorrow at Collier-Butler Funeral Home. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mamie Jones Bishop; daughter, Mrs. Robert Lee of Conn.; son, Howard H. Bishop of Jacksonville; brother, Melton Bishop of Gadsden; sisters, Mrs. M.C. Clayton, Sr. and Mrs. Susie Early, both of Cedar Bluff; Mrs. James W. Smith of Gadsden; and 6 grandchildren. He was a native of Cherokee County and a resident of Gadsden since 1911. Mr. Bishop was a member of Central Methodist Church and Masonic Lodge 236. He formerly served as tax collector of Etowah County for two terms starting in 1935. Collier-Butler Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Alabama Death Record:
Name: Robert Lafayette Bishop
Birth Date: abt 1891
Death Date: 20 Aug 1963
Death Place: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama
Death Age: 72
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Male
Father Name: Manuel Bishop
Mother Name: Martha Daniel
Spouse Name: Mamie Bishop
FHL Film Number: 1909056
Parents: Lafayette Marion Bishop
Martha Daniel Bishop
The sister mentioned in the obituary, Mrs. James W. Smith, was Miriam King Smith, daughter of Martha "Mattie" Stone King Bishop, second wife of Lafayette Marion Bishop. Robert L.'s mother, Martha Daniel Bishop, died in 1906 and Robert L.'s father married Mrs. King who had 3 children.
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