Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....BISHOP, THOMAS WAYNE October 9, 2016
************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm
************************************************

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
GINA BROWN rootsgirl36@gmail.com December 19, 2016, 4:34 am

News Star World - October 11, 2016
THOMAS WAYNE BISHOP

Services for Thomas Wayne (Tommy) Bishop will be Wednesday, October 12, at 
1:00 P.M. at the Tallulah Presbyterian Church with visitation beginning at 
11:00 A.M. Tommy passed away Sunday, October 9, in Houston, Texas, while 
valiantly battling cancer. He was a devoted husband to his wife of fifty 
years, Carolyn (Tinker) Bishop; a loving father of Carolyn Bishop Frederick 
and husband Kevin, Cheryl Bishop Mayronne and husband Paul, Bonnie Kate 
Bishop Kitchen and husband Boyd; and the proud grandfather of Thomas, John 
Taft, and Henry Frederick; Anna Ruth, Maggie, and Caroline Mayronne; Will, 
Mary Miller, and Hayes Kitchen. He was preceded in death by his parents 
Twiggs and Verna Mae Bishop.

Tommy, a lifelong resident of Tallulah, graduated from Tallulah High School 
and received his B.S. degree and Juris Doctorate from LSU. Following 
graduation, he was an initial part of the 19th Judicial District Court's 
Bail Bond program before returning to Tallulah to begin a long, successful 
career combining his two passions-the law and farming. He was the senior 
partner of Sevier, Yerger, and Bishop and co-founder of Tucker Bishop Farms. 
He was a member of the Louisiana Bar and admitted to practice in the Federal 
Western District Court. He was Municipal Judge for the City of Tallulah, a 
First American Title Insurance Agent, a member of the Board of Directors of 
Guaranty Bank and Trust Company, a Director of Southern Fidelity Insurance 
Company, a director and Vice-President of the Madison Parish Soil and Water 
Conservation District. He was a founding member of both the Northeast 
Farmers' Classic and Madison Parish Toys for Tots. He was an active member, 
Elder and a Trustee of the Tallulah Presbyterian Church. He was actively 
involved in numerous civic organizations and a former long-standing board 
member of both Tallulah Academy and the Tallulah Country Club. Tommy was a 
skilled, avid hunter and a loyal TA and LSU sports fan.

Pallbearers are Darryl Ellerbee, Brian Johnson, Todd Beene, Edwin Moberley, 
Trey Tucker, Taft Tucker, and Steven Grady. Burial will be in Silver Cross 
Cemetery. Tommy is survived by his brother Malcom and wife Sandra and their 
children as well as countless friends spanning many years and miles. Tommy 
will be long remembered for his infectious smile, his quick, witty gentle 
jabs, his teasing charm, and his unbridled love of life, people, and good 
times. The family requests that any memorials be made to the Tallulah 
Presbyterian Church, pilotsforpatients.org or the Pancreatic Cancer Research 
Fund at pcrf.org.

Crothers Glenwood Funeral Home

Tallulah, LA -

File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/ouachita/obits/b/bishop5534nob.txt

This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/lafiles/

File size: 3.2 Kb