Vincent Howard Bishop
October 4, 1924 - September 21, 2005

Vincent Bishop Graveside services: 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, Davenport Memorial Park Cemetery, Davenport. Visitation: 5-7 p.m. today, Runge Mortuary amp; Crematory, Davenport. CONWAY, Mo. #45;- Vincent Howard Bishop, 80, Conway, died Wednesday, Sept. 21 2005, at his home after a long battle with illness. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. Mr. Bishop was born Oct. 4, 1924, the son of Rado and Lela Vincent Bishop of Phillipsburg, Mo. He married Betty Ann Burns of Phillipsburg on Nov. 10, 1945. She preceded him in death in 1997. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army. Shortly after they were married, he and his wife moved to Davenport, where he began working for, and eventually retired from, John Deere. During their marriage, they had five children. After the death of his wife of 52 years, he moved back to Conway. Survivors include his children, Phyllis Estabrook of Columbus Junction, Robert Bishop of Wapello, Brenda Meewes and husband, Jim, of Gilbert, Ariz., Donald Bishop and wife, Jeanne, of Letts, Michael Bishop and wife, Heather, of Conway; two sisters, Geneva Day of LeClaire and Gertrude Jeter and husband, Russel, of Lebanon, Mo.; 16 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; a sister, Glades Gilpin; and two grandchildren, Michael and Jill Bishop.

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