THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, February 16, 1996 TAG: 9602160444
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B6 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: WAVERLY LENGTH: Short : 28 lines
Arthur Leon Bishop, 63, died Thursday Feb. 15, 1996, in Henrico Doctor's Hospital, Richmond.
He was born in Waverly, and had retired in 1983 as an employee of the Federal Prison System after 20 years of service. He also operated Bishop's Store in Waverly. He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Chester and a U.S. Army veteran of Korea.
He is survived by his wife, Sarah Ann Landers Bishop; two sons, Ronald Turner and Steve Turner; a brother, Charles William Bishop of Waverly; and his ``best buddy'' and grandson, David Turner. He was son of the late Robert Lee and Undine White Bishop, father of the late Dennis Michael Bishop and brother of the late Roger Willard Bishop.
The funeral will be held in Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield, Sunday at 3 p.m. by the Rev. Carl Cosslett. Burial will be in the Waverly Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association.
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