Roy B. Bishop, Jr.

1923 - 2019  (95 years)

• Name	Roy B. Bishop
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	13 Nov 1923	Letterkenney Twp., Franklin Co., PA
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Sep 2019	Chambersburg,LetterkenneyTwp.,FranklinCo,PA;bur:LincolnCem.,C-burg,FranklinCo,PA
  Person ID	I4977	forneyclark
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Roy B. Bishop,   b. Oct 1883, Franklin Co., PA
  Mother	Mary A. Cunningham,   b. 1890, PA
  Marriage	1909
  Family ID	F1946	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Bishop, Roy B, Jr. (1923-2019) Photo came from https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/publicopiniononline/obituary.aspx?n=roy-bishop&pid=193838264&fhid=8385

  
  

• Notes

  Source: Andrew J. Weyer, Sr.: Concerning the family of Roy B. Bishop and Mary A. Cunningham Bishop: ROY B.3 BISHOP (CATHERINE2 FORNEY, JOHN MARTIN1) was born Oct 1883 in FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. He married MARY A. CUNNINGHAM 1909. She was born 1890 in PENNSYLVANIA. Notes for ROY B. BISHOP: IN THE 1910 CENSUS OF HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA IS THE FOLLOWING ENTRY: ROY B. BISHOP 26 MACHINE SHOP LABORER PA PA PA MARY A. 20 PA PA PA ROY AND MARY HAD NOT BEEN MARRIED FOR A YEAR. IN THE 1920 CENSUS OF ST. THOMAS TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA IS THE FOLLOWING ENTRY: ROY B. BISHOP 36 FARMER PA PA PA MARY A. 29 PA PA PA ETHEL G. 9 PA PA PA HELEN L. 7 PA PA PA MABLE C. 5 PA PA PA ALSO LISTED IN THIS CENSUS IS JAMES CUNNINGHAM, ROY'S FATHER IN LAW. IN THE 1930 CENSUS OF LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA IS THE FOLLOWING ENTRY: ROY B. BISHOP 46 FARMER PA PA PA MARY 40 PA PA PA ETHEL 19 PA PA PA HELEN 17 PA PA PA MABEL 15 PA PA PA ALCIETA 9 PA PA PA ROY, JR. 6 PA PA PA ROY AND MARY WERE 26 AND 20 RESPECTIVELY WHEN THEY WERE MARRIED. Children of ROY BISHOP and MARY CUNNINGHAM are: 35 i. ETHEL G.4 BISHOP, born 1910. 36 ii. HELEN L. BISHOP, born 1912. 37 iii. MABEL C. BISHOP, born 1914. 38 iv. ALCIETA BISHOP, born 1921. 39 v. ROY BISHOP, JR., born 1924. Source: https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/publicopiniononline/obituary.aspx?n=roy-bishop&pid=193838264&fhid=8385 Roy Bishop 1923 - 2019 Roy Bishop Chambersburg - Roy Junior Bishop, 95, of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, September 6, 2019. Born November 13, 1923 in Letterkenny Township, he was a son of the late Roy B. and Anna Mary Cunningham Bishop. Roy was a 1941 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. After his graduation he enlisted in the US Army and served honorably in World War II in Europe, the Philippines and Japan with the 3rd Division 29th Battalion Signal Corps. He also served honorably in the army during the Korean War. Early in his life, Roy was employed as a cook for the Owls Club in Waynesboro. More recently, he was employed for 19 years at James River as a quality control supervisor. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, square dancing and painting. (SURVIVORS OMITTED.) In addition to his parents, Roy was preceded in death by a son, Roy J Bishop; and four sisters, Ethel, Helen, Mable and Alcesta. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 AM on Wednesday, September 11, 2019 in the Chapel of Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 333 Falling Spring Road, Chambersburg, PA. Rev. Ron Cook will officiate. Interment will follow the service in Lincoln Cemetery where military graveside honors will be provided by the VFW Post 1599 Honor Guard. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service on Wednesday. Condolences may be shared on his Book of Memories page at www.geiselfuneralhome.com Published in Public Opinion on Sept. 8, 2019