Ralph Ordway Bishop1

M, #43232, b. Aug 14, 1903, d. Mar 21, 1949
Pedigree
Father*John Arthur Bishop1 b. Feb 27, 1876, d. Mar 1, 1957
Mother*Clarinda S. McGoff1 b. Feb 20, 1878, d. Feb 26, 1961

Family

Jessie May Esplen b. May 13, 1910, d. circa 1984

Chronological Events

Birth*Aug 14, 1903 Ralph Ordway Bishop was born on Aug 14, 1903 at Montrose, Montrose County, Colorado, United States.1 
 He was the son of John Arthur Bishop and Clarinda S. McGoff.1 
Marriage*Dec 29, 1938 Ralph Ordway Bishop married Jessie May Esplen on Dec 29, 1938 at Alberta, Canada.1 
Death*Mar 21, 1949 Ralph Ordway Bishop died on Mar 21, 1949, at age 45 at High River Hospital, High River, Alberta, Canada.1 
ObituaryMar 24, 1949  OBITUARY: Ralph Ordway, Bishop of Meadowbank, died in High River Hospital on March 21 following a long illness. He was 47 years of age.

Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 pm from High River United church.

Born at Montrose, Colorado, Mr Bishop came with his parents Mr and Mrs J A bishop to the Meadowbank district in 1904. He attended the Meadowbank school, and later was engaged in farming. he was married to Miss Jessie Esplen in 1939.

He is survived by his wife, his parents, three brothers and a sister. The latter are Harold of Picture Butte, Gordon of Haney, BC, Norman of Vulcan and Mrs J Danielson of Picture Butte.

Published in the High River Times - 24 MAR 1949.2
 
Burial*Mar 25, 1949 He was buried on Mar 25, 1949 at Highwood Cemetery, High River, Alberta, Canada, Find A Grave Memorial# 49608178
Plot: Range W Plot 038.3 

Citations

  1. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com, online at http://www.ancestry.com
  2. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  3. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves, #79.