James Elias Bishop ^{1 2}

  General Notes:

James was first married to Mary Susan Kendall prior to his marriage to Lanore Newton. He is buried next to Mary while his second wife, Lanore Newton is buried with her parents.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• His obituary was published in the Unknown newspaper in February 1976 in , Sumner County, KS.

² James E. Bishop, 74, a lifetime resident of Belle Plaine, died Monday night in Woodlawn Nursing Home, Wichita, where he had been a resident for the last six months.

He was born Aug. 15, 1901.

Funeral services will be held this afternoon (Thursday) at 2 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, Belle Plaine, with Senter Mulvane Mortuary in charge of arrangements. Masonic graveside services are to be held at Belle Plaine Cemetery, conducted by Lodge 173.

Mr. Bishop was a retired Boeing employee in the precision assembly department. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Masonic Lodge No. 173, and a lifetime member of O.E.S. Chapter 125.

Survivors include his widow, Lanore; four brothers, Everett R. of Sedgwick, KS., George R., Harold R., and Marvin L., all of Wichita; and three sisters, Mrs. Mary Nelson and Mrs. Hallie Norris of Wichita, and Mrs. Rose Shipman of Belle Plaine.

(Source: Unknown newspaper)
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• He was buried on 19 February 1976 in the Belle Plaine Cemetery in Belle Plaine, KS.

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James married Lanore D. Newton, daughter of John Edward Newton and Ruhama Esther Burnett, about 1960. (Lanore D. Newton was born on 23 December 1903 in Mulvane, KS,^{3 4 5 6} died on 9 October 1996 in Winfield, KS ^{5 6} and was buried on 14 October 1996 in Mulvane Cemetery, Mulvane, KS ⁶.)

  Marriage Notes:

Lanore and James were married late in life following the death of James' first wife in 1954.
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