Bessie's first husband was Joseph Boisseau Bishop who is buried on the side of her. She married November 5, 1924 in Petersburg, Virginia. They had nine children, six daughters and three sons. After Joseph died she married her high school sweetheart. Oscar Francis Fowler.
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She was the daughter of Albert Major and Annie Harrup Mayes
Bessie's first husband was Joseph Boisseau Bishop who is buried on the side of her. She married November 5, 1924 in Petersburg, Virginia. They had nine children, six daughters and three sons. After Joseph died she married her high school sweetheart. Oscar Francis Fowler.
With All My ԼƠƔЄ ALWAYSღ
She was the daughter of Albert Major and Annie Harrup Mayes
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E. Alvin Small Funeral Home was used
Family Members
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Mary Geraldine Bishop Sheffield
1925–2009
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Joseph Mason Bishop
1926–2020
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Charlotte Lee Bishop Richter
1927–2003
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Ernest Bryant Bishop
1930–2003
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Audrey Virginia Bishop Harris
1933–2012
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William Lewis Bishop
1934–2001
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Barbara Jean Bishop Badershall
1935–2021
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Ethel Lucille Bishop Ball
1939–2023
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Phyllis Ann Bishop Williams
1942–2016
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