Howard D. Bishop

Howard Bishop, 98, of Chariton passed away Monday, October 22, 2012 at the Corydon Nursing and Rehab Center. Services will be Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at the Pierschbacher Funeral Home in Chariton. Interment will be at the Cochran Cemetery near Lacona. Family will receive friends Friday from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at the Pierschbacher Funeral Home in Chariton. Memorials are requested to the Chariton Senior Citizens Center. Online condolences for the family may be left at www.pierschbacherfuneralhome.com . Howard Dave Bishop was born February 14, 1914 in Woodburn, Iowa to Dave and Nora (Logsdon) Bishop. He attended country school at Woodburn and served in the U.S. Army as Military Police during WW II. He was married to Georgia Hunter on November 1, 1941 and they were blessed with four children: John, Alan, Diane, and Carol. Howard was a farmer and traveled to Minnesota every year to work for farmers. He would milk cows and was harvest corn. He was proud that he could milk in the morning and harvest and unload 80 bushels by hand during the rest of the day. He was a hard worker and loved being...[more]

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tdoors. He enjoyed gardening and in his later years he had a little lawn mowing business, which he kept up until he suffered a heat stroke in his late eighties. Howard loved to play horseshoes and especially loved to go dancing. Howard passed away October 22, 2012 at the Corydon Nursing and Rehab Center at the age of 98 years. Preceding him in death was his wife Georgia in 2011; son, Alan Bishop; and siblings: Bob Bishop, Benny Bishop, Jim Bishop, Harold Bishop, Donna Gayle Stouffer, Billy Bishop, Freddie Bishop, and Wilda Clark. Surviving are his children: John (Linda) Bishop of Spokane, WA, Diane (Cork) Musick of Chariton, IA, Carol Bishop of Indianola, IA; daughter-in-law Sheryl Plate of Prairie City, IA; grandchildren: Roger (Erin) Bishop, Lisa Bishop, Kerri (Brad) Guthrie, Katie (Shawn) Werts, Ashley (Brad) Stream, Holly (Joey) Davis, Becky Bishop, Susie (Brandon) Schadek, Jonie (Chris) Rademacher, and Stephanie Jones (Tom); and 15 great grandchildren. Also surviving are siblings: Jean Chipp of Lucas, Shirley (Keith) Kent of Lucas, and Bouncer (Pat) Bishop of Ottumwa.