Clarence B. Bishop
September 4, 1929 ~ August 31, 2003
Resided in:
Fletcher, NC
Fletcher ~ Rev. Clarence Burgin Bishop, 73, of Emma’s Grove Road, went to be with the Lord Sunday, August 31, 2003.
A native of Buncombe County, Rev. Bishop was the son of the late Ethel Bishop Lytle. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Ruby B. Bishop.
Rev. Bishop was a retired builder and, at time of his death, pastor of Laurel Pines Baptist Church in Fairview, for more than thirty years.
He is survived by his loving church family and by his wife, Edith Earwood Bishop; a daughter, Suzie Merrell and husband, Richard of Fairview; two sons, Ed Bishop and wife, Vickie of Fairview and Don Heatherley and wife, Nelda of Braselton, GA; two grandchildren, Stacy Bishop of Chapel Hill and Amanda Merrell of Boone; three stepsons, Gene Earwood and wife, Patty of Atlanta, Bill Earwood and wife, Melinda of Duffield, VA and Harold Earwood and wife, Kathy of Big Stone Gap, VA; one stepdaughter, Nancy Capps and husband, Bill of Weaverville; nine step-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 11:00 AM in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian on Long Shoals Road with Rev. Randy Bane officiating. Interment will follow in Emma’s Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 - 8:00 PM Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Laurel Pines Baptist Church Mission Fund, c/o Bruce Wright, 491 Sharon Rd., Fairview, NC 28730.
The family wishes to express sincere appreciation to the staffs of The Neuro-Trauma ICU, the 7th Floor at Memorial Mission Hospital and The Laurels of Greentree Ridge for the loving care they provided for Rev. Bishop.
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Susie & Eddie,
You are in my prayers and thoughts as you go through this time of greif. I loved and respected your dad.
As of late one of the things I am asking God for is to let me finish well in the ministry. I never want to be known as ‘that guy that use to be a preacher.’ I want to finish the race well. This gives me a great deal of admiration for men like your father who definitely finished well and stood faithfully for God with a great ministry. A hero of mine has gone home for his rewards, I can’t wait to see him when I get there.
I will not be able to come in for the funeral but know you are in my prayers.
All My Love,
Ricky Bishop
We are sending our love and prayers to all of you. We both truly loved and respected your Dad so much. He will greatly be missed by this community. God Bless you!
Susie,
We were very sorry to hear about your dad’s death. We know you will miss him very much. Know that you and your family are in our thoughts and prayers.
May God bless you and give you His strength during this time.
Our Love
Cliff and Cathy Piercy
My prayers and thoughts are with
family and friends. Blessings and
peace, Betty Nelon Rhodes, formerly
of Fairview
Eddie, Susie, Stacy and Amanda,
I rejoice in the fact that Clarence is present with the Lord this day. Yet I am sorry that this requires a temporary parting of his physical presence with you. I regret that I never really knew Clarence on this side of eternity. Yet I feel that I did know him by witnessing the CHRIST like, servant hearts of his children and grand-children. I look forward to truly getting to know Clarence in eternity.
Suzie, Eddie, & Don,
I am so sorry to hear about your dad. I know that you will miss him
dearly. I am keeping you’ll in my
prayers.
tammy spivey mundy (roy’s daughter)
I knew MR.BISHOP for the last 25 years. i delivered lumber to him from johnson-chandley lumber company. i just wanted to say what a fair and understanding man he was. he will be greatly missed by all of us.He was a great talker and a good listener.I enjoyed knowing this fine person.
Suzie and Eddie,
Much love and sympathy in the lost of you Dad and also a God loving man that we both loved from the bottom of our hearts. I know without a doubt he is now in heaven with your precious Mother.
I will always have precious memories of your Dad and a very special talk that he and I had after the lost of your Mother and also while you still had your Mother. I know he is now in heaven rejoicing without any pain and tears. Remember that heaven has just gained another ‘angel’.
Laurel Pines will never be the same without him.
Suzie,
Andrew (my son) also sends his love and sympathy.
Much love and sympathy to you and your family. We love you
He was certainly a special man. He was sure a Blessing to me and my family during my young Christian life. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. May God Bless you.
It was my honor to be one of the nurses who cared for Rev. Bishop in his last days. He truly touched each of us who cared for him. I only wish I could have known him before he got sick. Peace and Blessings on your journey, Clarence. You will be missed.
Our prayers are with the whole family.
He was a pleasure to take care of and will truly be missed.
My father, Calvin Frady was a salesman at Rigby-Morrow and was a good friend with Rev. Bishop. He spoke of him often to us and we had the privilige of knowing him as well back in the 70’s. Our family extends our prayers and sympathy.
Dear Ed,Vicki,and Stacey:
We are sorry about the death of Mr. Bishop. Death of a parent and grandparent is never easy to take. Know that you are being remembered at this particular time in your life. We appreciate the times we shared mutual family memories with each other.
Please remember us to Suzie and her family and to your brother,Bill, and his family.
Blessings. Love. Peace.
Dear Ed, Vicki, and Stacey:
We are sorry about the death of Mr. Bishop. It is not easy losing a parent and grandparent. Know that you are being at this time in your life. We appreciate the times we mutually shared memories of our families. Do give our kindest regards to Suzie and Bill and their families.
Blessings. Love. Peace.
Susie, I am so sorry. I know how you feel, my dad passed on august 16. If I can do anything please let me know.
Mr. Bishop was a great friend of our parents, Thornton and Delma Landreth, and we spent a lot of time with his family and shared many Sunday meals after church. We have wonderful memories of Mr. Bishop and his sense of humor.
This is to test the address to see if the email comes to our house. Thank you.
Mr. Bishop, It was nice to see you the other Sunday at the Seafood restaraunt. We are sorry to hear about your Dad. We have been praying for him and his recovery. Our prayers are now with you and your family, You have our sincere sympathy.