Obituary of Grady Bishop

Grady Crinton Bishop Native of Beaufort County, NC Grady Crinton Bishop, age 86, of 734 Firetower Road, Elizabeth City, NC, died Tuesday, July 6, 2004 at Albemarle Hospital. He was born in Pungo, NC, son of the late William Albert and Lula Estelle Harris Bishop and was the husband of Ellen Ballance Bishop. Mr. Bishop was a Deep Sea Tug Boat Captain, a member of the 135 Auburndale, FL, Masonic Lodge, and attended Bayside Church of Christ. He also served in the United States Coast Guard during WWII. Beside his wife, Mr. Bishop is survived by a daughter, Sharon Ann Martin of Jacksonville, FL; three sons, Grady D. Bishop of Omaha, NE, Charles Albert Bishop of Jacksonville, FL, and William A. Bishop of Newport News, VA; a sister, Gladys Marrow of Florence, AL; a brother, Ruphert D. Bishop of Margate, FL; and eleven grandchildren. Mr. Bishop was preceded in death by a son, Kenneth K. Bishop, two sisters, Ellen Ballance and Elouise Weatherly, and four brothers, Arthur, Forest, Jimmy, and Sylvester Bishop. A funeral service will be held Friday, July 9, 2004 at 2:00 pm in Twiford’s Memorial Chapel with the Minister Dennis Crehan officiating. Entombment will be in West Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Thursday evening from 7:00 until 8:30, and at other times at the residence of the Mr. & Mrs. Michael Weatherly 734 Firetower Road, Elizabeth City, NC. Donations to assist the family may be made to the Grady Bishop Fund, Twiford’s Memorial Chapel. Twiford’s Memorial Chapel, 405 East Church Street, Elizabeth City is in charge of funeral arrangements. To sign the online guest register, visit www.twifordfh.com.