James A. Bishop of Marlow, Oklahoma, passed from this life on Thursday, September 26, 2002, in Comanche County Memorial Hospital in Lawton, Oklahoma, at the age of seventy. He was born to Lee and Nannie Bishop on March 3, 1932, in Velma, Oklahoma.

After graduating from Comanche High School in 1950, Jim attended two years of college before marrying Martha Ann Williams on August 9, 1952, in Benton, Arkansas. Jim served his country for four years in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict.

Jim and Martha farmed for some thirty years in Kansas. He enjoyed about another twenty years of being a builder of homes, restaurants, and even cabinets and furniture.

Survivors include: his wife, Martha, of the home; two sons - Charlus J. Bishop and his wife, Teresa, of Marlow, OK, and Grady J. Bishop and his wife Jenae, of Marlow, OK; three brothers - C.T. Bishop of Comanche, OK, O.L. Bishop of Edinburg, TX, and Lee A. Bishop of Duncan, OK; two sisters - Helen Lucchi of Comanche, OK, and Betty McIntosh of Monticello, MN; and two grandchildren - Whitney Lauren and Westin Lake Bishop.

Funeral services for Mr. Bishop were at 10:00 AM, Monday, September 30, 2002, at the Dudley Funeral Home Chapel in Comanche, Oklahoma with George Peterson, Laron Branson, Ron Johnson, and Richard May officiating. Burial was in the Fairlawn Cemetery in Comanche under the direction of Dudley Funeral Home of Comanche. Pallbearers were Jim Shelby, Bill Brown, Arlis Newhouse, Gary Bishop, Terry Bishop, and Jerry Kramer. Honorary pallbearers were Bob Crawford and Richard Zimmerman.