Warren Riley Bishop
1921 - 1980 (59 years)-
Name Warren Riley Bishop Born 28 Feb 1921 Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky 
[1, 2] Gender Male _MILT World War II. - US Army. Technical Sergeant.
Died 9 Apr 1980 Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois [1, 3] Buried Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois [1] - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51174522/warren-riley-bishop
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Person ID I4842 Hedges Last Modified 29 Aug 2023
Father Grover Cleveland Bishop, b. 18 Sep 1883, Versailles, Woodford County, Kentucky , d. 30 Dec 1953, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky (Age 70 years) Mother Rosa Lee Million, b. 1 Oct 1885, Kentucky , d. 18 Nov 1975, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky (Age 90 years) Family ID F2120 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 28 Feb 1921 - Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky 
Died - 9 Apr 1980 - Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois 
Buried - - Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - Warren Riley Bishop, 59, of Rock Island, Illinois, died April 9, 1980, after an extended illness. Mr. Bishop was born in Nicholasville, Kentucky.
He was graduated from the University of Kentucky with degrees in journalism and scientific farming. He had lived in Buffalo, NY, and moved to Rock Island 15 years ago. He married Virginia Royse on October 21, 1967, in Nicholasville.
Mr. Bishop was manager of the Wareco Station at 24th St. and 5th Ave., Rock Island, for nine years. Prior to that he had been with the Rock Island Arsenal and had been a salesman with Link Belt Co. He served with the U.S. Air Force during World War II and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Survivors include: his widow, Virginia; a brother, James, Chula Vista, CA; and two sisters, Mrs. Robert Yates, Indianapolis, IN, and Mrs. Jacob Schroeder, Silver Springs, MD. [1, 3]
- Warren Riley Bishop, 59, of Rock Island, Illinois, died April 9, 1980, after an extended illness. Mr. Bishop was born in Nicholasville, Kentucky.
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