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Brooke Godfrey Bishop

Birth
Hanover, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death
11 Apr 1960 (aged 79)
Mullens, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Roderfield, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Raleigh Register
Beckley, WV
Tuesday, April 12, 1960

Mrs. Brooke Bishop
Mrs. Brooke Godfrey Bishop, 79,
died in the home of a daughter,
Mrs. V. L. Haga, Mullens, early
Monday.
Born June 19, 1880, at Hanover,
she was a daughter of the late
L. B. and Rachel Osborne Godfrey.
Her husband, Henry Bishop
died in 1935.
She had been making her home
with Mrs. Haga for the past six
years. Mrs. Bishop formerly resided
at Iaeger, having lived there
since 1915 with her husband
who ran a store there. He was
a past president of the Bank of
Iaeger.
Surviving are two sons, Dot,
Iaeger, and Ralph. Richlands, Va.
four sisters, Mrs. Neda Shannon,
Hanover, Mrs. Bertha Cooper
Martinsville, Va., Mrs. Ida Bailey,
Matoaka, and Mrs. Frona
Gadd, Princeton; one brother
Carl, Hanover; and 14 grandchildren.
The body will be placed in the
Chapel of the Fanning Funeral
Home, Iaeger, at 2 p.m. Wednesday.
The funeral will be conducted in
the Chapel at 2 p.m. Thursday by
the Rev. J.L. Mann, Iaeger.
Burial will be in the Iaeger
Memorial Cemetery, Rhoderfield. (RNS)
Raleigh Register
Beckley, WV
Tuesday, April 12, 1960

Mrs. Brooke Bishop
Mrs. Brooke Godfrey Bishop, 79,
died in the home of a daughter,
Mrs. V. L. Haga, Mullens, early
Monday.
Born June 19, 1880, at Hanover,
she was a daughter of the late
L. B. and Rachel Osborne Godfrey.
Her husband, Henry Bishop
died in 1935.
She had been making her home
with Mrs. Haga for the past six
years. Mrs. Bishop formerly resided
at Iaeger, having lived there
since 1915 with her husband
who ran a store there. He was
a past president of the Bank of
Iaeger.
Surviving are two sons, Dot,
Iaeger, and Ralph. Richlands, Va.
four sisters, Mrs. Neda Shannon,
Hanover, Mrs. Bertha Cooper
Martinsville, Va., Mrs. Ida Bailey,
Matoaka, and Mrs. Frona
Gadd, Princeton; one brother
Carl, Hanover; and 14 grandchildren.
The body will be placed in the
Chapel of the Fanning Funeral
Home, Iaeger, at 2 p.m. Wednesday.
The funeral will be conducted in
the Chapel at 2 p.m. Thursday by
the Rev. J.L. Mann, Iaeger.
Burial will be in the Iaeger
Memorial Cemetery, Rhoderfield. (RNS)


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  • Created by: Brenda Hatfield
  • Added: Jul 27, 2015
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/149899435/brooke-bishop: accessed ), memorial page for Brooke Godfrey Bishop (19 Jun 1880–11 Apr 1960), Find a Grave Memorial ID 149899435, citing Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Brenda Hatfield (contributor 47648416).