Martha grew up in Hillsboro, NH. She graduated from Hillsboro High School and worked locally in retail until WWII, when she worked with the town rationing board. She met Jacob W. Bishop, a civil engineer working with flood control projects in the area, and they married after the war. They moved to the western suburbs of Boston, MA. Martha worked as a homemaker. She was active in the Hillsboro, NH Methodist Church, then Phillips Congregational Church in Watertown, MA. She volunteered with Cub Scouts, and local charities. When Mr. Bishop retired, the couple moved to Henniker, NH, near her home town. There, she was an active member of Henniker Congregational Church, and a volunteer at Red Cross blood drives. After Mr. Bishop died, she moved to Augusta, ME, then later to Topsham, ME, and then, to Beaufort in 2009. Survivors include: her daughter: Beth (Neville) Patterson, of Greenville, SC; son: John (Barbara) Bishop, of Bowdoinham, ME; grandsons: Will Patterson and Jake Bishop; granddaughter: Casey Brady; and four great-grandchildren.
Martha grew up in Hillsboro, NH. She graduated from Hillsboro High School and worked locally in retail until WWII, when she worked with the town rationing board. She met Jacob W. Bishop, a civil engineer working with flood control projects in the area, and they married after the war. They moved to the western suburbs of Boston, MA. Martha worked as a homemaker. She was active in the Hillsboro, NH Methodist Church, then Phillips Congregational Church in Watertown, MA. She volunteered with Cub Scouts, and local charities. When Mr. Bishop retired, the couple moved to Henniker, NH, near her home town. There, she was an active member of Henniker Congregational Church, and a volunteer at Red Cross blood drives. After Mr. Bishop died, she moved to Augusta, ME, then later to Topsham, ME, and then, to Beaufort in 2009. Survivors include: her daughter: Beth (Neville) Patterson, of Greenville, SC; son: John (Barbara) Bishop, of Bowdoinham, ME; grandsons: Will Patterson and Jake Bishop; granddaughter: Casey Brady; and four great-grandchildren.
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