Extracted from The Laurel Leader-Call (Laurel, MS)
Thursday, May 30, 1963

JAMES PIERCE BISHOP

Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday for James Pierce Bishop, 66, of Route 1, Moselle, who died at his residence Wednesday morning. The services were from the Shelton Baptist church, with the Revs. C. R. Robinson and Herbert Beasley officiating, and burial was in Shelton Cemetery.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. J. P. Bishop, Moselle; three sons, Leo Bishop, Mobile, Ala.; J. P. Bishop and Otis Bishop, Moselle; two sisters, Mrs. Stella Anderson, Moselle, and Mrs. Bertha Tisdale, Hattiesburg; one brother, Ernest Bishop, Moselle, and two grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Paul Butler, Harold Tisdale, Morris Butler, Woody Anderson, Bobby Tisdale and Glen Bishop.

Jones Funeral Home was in charge.