Harriet Louise (Griffin) Bishop (1933)

BISHOP, GRIFFIN, LAWSON, ROGERS

Posted By: Treva Patterson
Date: 2/4/2007 at 10:12:44

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, December 28, 1933

MRS. LOUISE BISHOP DIES

Mrs. Louise Bishop, aged Winterset resident, died at her home on East Washington street, Tuesday evening, December 26th at 6:30 o'clock after a short illness with bronchial pneumonia. She would have been 87 years of age of New Years' day. Mrs. Bishop who was the former Miss Louise Griffin was born in Ohio and came here after her marriage to Jackson Bishop.

The Bishops have lived in their residence on East Washington for the past fifty-seven years. Mr. Bishop died over 20 years ago.

She leaves four children: Mrs. Anna Rogers of Los Angeles, California, Miss Della of Seattle, Washington, Will of Merino, Colorado and Ren at home. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made. They will be completed upon the arrival of Miss Della who left Seattle Wednesday night.
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The Winterset News
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, January 4, 1934

AGED RESIDENT DIES
SERVICES ARE SUNDAY

Services for Mrs. Louise Bishop, 86, who died Tuesday evening, December 26, were held Sunday afternoon at three o’clock at Tidrick’s funeral home the Rev. R. C. Cully in charge. Burial was in the Winterset cemetery. Pallbearers were Judge W.C. Cooper, W.H. Blake, John Schwaner, Marquist
Smith, Earle Null and Fred Mardis.

Mrs. Bishop before her marriage was Miss Louise Griffin. She was born in Ohio and after her marriage to Jackson Bishop, the couple moved to
Winterset. She had made her home in the residence on east Washington street, fifty-seven years.

Her four children survive, Mrs. Anna Rogers of Los Angeles, California; Miss Dela Bishop of Seattle, Washington; Will Bishop of Merino, Colorado; and Ren Bishop, who made his home with his mother.
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Coordinator's note: In her Iowa Death Certificate, the husband's obituary and the daughter's marriage record, Harriet's maiden name is given as "Lawson" rather than "Griffin".

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