Extracted from The Laurel Leader-Call (Laurel, MS)
Monday, October 26, 1964

FRANKLIN PIERCE BISHOP

Funeral services for Franklin Pierce Bishop, 87, of Sylvarena were held 1:30 Sunday from Memory Chapel. The Revs. Loyd Thornton and W. B. Blackledge officiated, with burial in the Cold Springs Cemetery.

Bishop died Saturday in his home. He was a retired farmer.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Aquilla Bishop, Sylvarena; one daughter, Mrs. Nora [sic Nona] Dickson, Hattiesburg; one son, Walter B. Bishop, Jackson; two brothers, Lawrence Bishop and Jimmy Bishop, both of Louin; four grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.

Memory Chapel was in charge.