Guy Wm. Bishop died 1921

BISHOP, KEITH, MESSEE, WILSON

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Guy Wm. Bishop, for eight years a faithful city mail carrier of Manchester, and who, during the past few years, has made a heroic fight against tuberculosis, passed away at his home on East Howard Street on Friday, March 11th, 1921, shortly after the noon hour. Mr. Bishop spent a year in the Modern Woodman Sanitarium at Woodman, Colorado, where he was receiving treatment and where he seemed to be gaining for a time. After his return home on March 3rd, 1920, Mr. Bishop appeared in much better health, and there seemed to be hopes of his having overcome the ravages of the insiduous disease again fastened its grip upon him and he failed rapidly. The last days of his life were marked by intense suffering.

Funeral services were held at the Methodist Episcopal church on Sunday afternoon at 2:30. Rev. S. R. Beatty had charge of the services. Members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows had charge of the services at the church in a body. Members of the Rebekah lodge also attended the services in a body.

Guy W. Bishop was born at Belleville, Kansas, April 3rd, 1887, and came to Manchester with his parents when he was four years of age. He was a son of the late Nelson Bishop. As a boy and young man he attended the schools of Manchester. On August 25th, 1910, he was united in marriage with Miss Hazel M. Keith, of Delhi, and to them was born one child, a daughter, Charlotte Lorraine, eight years old.

He is survived by the wife, who cared for him during the many weeks of illness with singular devotion and did everything humanly possible to allay his suffering, the little daughter; and by his mother, Mrs. Arthur Messee; and sister Mrs. Frances Wilson, of this city. Two brothers, James and Oscar, preceded him in death. His father passed away in Manchester on March 27th, 1907.

Mr. Bishop was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church of Manchester, and of the I. O. O. F. and Modern Woodman orders. He was held in the highest esteem by the members of these organizations, and will be greatly missed by those who had learned to love him.

He was one of the most ambitious and dependable young man in the community and long after his strength began to fail he would follow lines of work as his condition would permit.

The sympathy of this community is with the stricken wife and little daughter in their great affliction.

Manchester Democrat - Manchester, Iowa - March 16, 1921