It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Freddie Ruth Bishop (Palestine, Texas), who passed away on November 28, 2023, at the age of 96, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by : her parents, James Andrew Thompson and Sallie Ann Bishop Thompson; her husband Egbert Hamilton Bishop; her daughter Nancy Lynn Bishop Byrd; her siblings, Louise Cloud, Edith Lester, Edna Burnett and Noble Thompson (Roy Thompson); and her grandson Ryan Bishop.

She is survived by : her sons, Charles Bishop (Barbara), Steve Bishop (Voiza) and Mark Bishop (Dana); her grandchildren, Paul Bishop (Wendy), Stephanie Kaup (Keith), Matthew Bishop (Meredith), Craig Bishop (Tiffany), Karin Straus (Nathan), Alan Bishop, Jeniffer Oddo, Aaron Byrd (Kari), Adam Byrd (Michelle) and Austin Byrd; and her granddaughter-in-law Mattie Ford (Tommy). She is also survived by sixteen great-grandchildren.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Rhone Funeral Home