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Roy Alfred Bishop

Birth	:	17 Mar 1894 Norton, Norton County, Kansas, USA
Death	:	23 Feb 1983 Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
Burial	:	Pleasant Chapel Community Cemetery, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.3156013, -93.1883011
Plot	:	Section A, Lot 213, Space 3
Description	:	Son of Illinois born, Charles Howard Bishop (1862-1946) and Nebraska born, Isadora Mae Dyer Bishop (1872-1949), he was 3rd in birth order of an all boy family of 9 boys: George James, Charles Edward, (Roy Alfred), Archie Franklin, Fred Sylvester, Lee Rowe, Arthur Howard, William Earnest & Grant Theodore. **************************** A plumber by profession, he first became a plumbers assistant at the age of 13 when he moved to Boulder, Colorado. **************************** 1st Marriage: Roy Alfred Bishop (age 21) Married Retta Ellen Stewart (age 19) 20 Nov 1915 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah 8 Children together: 1)Fred Alfred Bishop (1915-1970) 2)Lewis LeRoy Bishop (1919-1964) 3)William Edward Bishop (1920-2004) 4)Dorothy... Read More	Son of Illinois born, Charles Howard Bishop (1862-1946) and Nebraska born, Isadora Mae Dyer Bishop (1872-1949), he was 3rd in birth order of an all boy family of 9 boys: George James, Charles Edward, (Roy Alfred), Archie Franklin, Fred Sylvester, Lee Rowe, Arthur Howard, William Earnest & Grant Theodore. **************************** A plumber by profession, he first became a plumbers assistant at the age of 13 when he moved to Boulder, Colorado. **************************** 1st Marriage: Roy Alfred Bishop (age 21) Married Retta Ellen Stewart (age 19) 20 Nov 1915 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah 8 Children together: 1)Fred Alfred Bishop (1915-1970) 2)Lewis LeRoy Bishop (1919-1964) 3)William Edward Bishop (1920-2004) 4)Dorothy Mae Bishop 5)John Robert Bishop NOTE: Adopted abt 1927 name changed to Max Randall (1924-2008) 6)Charles Bishop (1926-1927) 7)Archie Roy "Art" Bishop (1928-2005) 8)Janice Margaret Bishop COOPER/HANEY(1928-) .................... 2nd Marriage: Roy Alfred Bishop (age 38) Married: abt 1932 Mrs Blanche Elgie (Wing) Read (age 29) --Daughter of Charles Philandrew Wing (1850-1928) and Adeline "Addie" Hurley (1867-1920). Elgie is divorced from 1st husband W.O. Read with whom she had had 2 children. Roy & Elgie have 1 child together: 1)Myrtle M Bishop WING/EVANS(1934-2016) Note: In 1934, when Myrtle was only 18 months old, her mother died in childbirth. Myrtle is fostered and raised by her maternal aunt, Eva May (Wing) Scates. .................... 3rd relationship: Constant companion of 37 years: Mrs Minnie Bentley (widow)(1902-1973) Together 1936-1973. Roy & Minnie were both widowed. They never actually married or even lived together, but they spent every day together for 37 years, until Minnie's death in 1973. To Minnie's children, he was their "father" & to her grandchildren, he was their "grandfather". *****************************

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Roy Alfred Bishop's memorial is located at: Pleasant Chapel Community Cemetery, Hardin County, USA.
When did Roy Alfred Bishop death?
Roy Alfred Bishop death on 23 Feb 1983 in Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
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Latitude: 42.3156013
Longitude: -93.1883011

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Retta Ellen Stewart Bishop

(1894 - 1932)

Siblings

Charles Edward Bishop

(1892 - 1968)

Archie Frank Bishop

(1894 - 1968)

Fred Sylvester Bishop

(1898 - 1974)

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