Extracted from The Laurel Leader-Call (Laurel, MS)
Monday, April 12, 1999

Fred Monroe Bishop

Fred Monroe Bishop, age 91, of Louin died April 9 at Jasper General Nursing Home. Services were today at 2 pm at Antioch Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.

Survivors are his wife, Velma Phillips Bishop; son: Willard Bishop - Louin; 3 daughters: Dimple Hemphill - Bay Springs, Rene Hennington and Ruby Hennington - both of Heidelberg; sister: Irene Windham - Bay Springs. 13 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild.