Lynn "Bud" Bishop, 72, of 209 Alder St., Liverpool, died Monday at the Veterans Administration Medical Center after a long illness. A native of Toronto, Canada, Mr. Bishop grew up in Fabius. He retired in 1967 at the rank of Major after 24 years in the Army. He was a World War II veteran and spent much of his career in Army Intelligence. Mr. Bishop retired in 1983 as a senior loss control specialist with Nationwide Insurance. Mr. Bishop was a member of Liverpool First United Methodist Church, former president of the Retired Officers Association of Central New York and a life member of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers. He was a member of Liverpool Post 188, American Legion. He served several years on the Onondaga County Veterans Service Advisory Board and the Retired Army Council at Fort Drum. Mr. Bishop was a volunteer at the Veterans Administration and the Onondaga County Health Department. Surviving are his wife, the former Marjorie Pilcher, a son, Paul of Cleveland, Ohio; a daughter, Pamela Gardner of Liverpool; two sisters, Jeanne Bishop of West Allis, Wis., and Nancy Dady of New Woodstock; a brother, Gerry of Pinetop, Ariz; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Services were Thursday. Burial was in Liverpool Cemetery. Maurer Funeral Home, Liverpool, has charge of arrangements.
Published in the Syracuse Herald Journal
Friday May 3, 1996
Published in the Syracuse Herald Journal
Friday May 3, 1996
Lynn "Bud" Bishop, 72, of 209 Alder St., Liverpool, died Monday at the Veterans Administration Medical Center after a long illness. A native of Toronto, Canada, Mr. Bishop grew up in Fabius. He retired in 1967 at the rank of Major after 24 years in the Army. He was a World War II veteran and spent much of his career in Army Intelligence. Mr. Bishop retired in 1983 as a senior loss control specialist with Nationwide Insurance. Mr. Bishop was a member of Liverpool First United Methodist Church, former president of the Retired Officers Association of Central New York and a life member of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers. He was a member of Liverpool Post 188, American Legion. He served several years on the Onondaga County Veterans Service Advisory Board and the Retired Army Council at Fort Drum. Mr. Bishop was a volunteer at the Veterans Administration and the Onondaga County Health Department. Surviving are his wife, the former Marjorie Pilcher, a son, Paul of Cleveland, Ohio; a daughter, Pamela Gardner of Liverpool; two sisters, Jeanne Bishop of West Allis, Wis., and Nancy Dady of New Woodstock; a brother, Gerry of Pinetop, Ariz; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Services were Thursday. Burial was in Liverpool Cemetery. Maurer Funeral Home, Liverpool, has charge of arrangements.
Published in the Syracuse Herald Journal
Friday May 3, 1996
Published in the Syracuse Herald Journal
Friday May 3, 1996
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