David R. Bishop

Mr. David R. Bishop, age 71, of Elizabethton, TN passed away Saturday, August 13, 2016 at the Johnson City Medical Center Hospital. A native of Washington County, TN he was the son of Gertrude Hughes Bishop, Elizabethton and the late Paul Bishop. Mr. Bishop retired as a correctional officer. He attended Valley Forge United Methodist Church and has served in the National Guard. He loved bluegrass music and doing genealogy searches.Those left to cherish his memory in addition to his mother include two sons, Brian Bishop and wife Lisa, Boiling Springs, SC and Keith Bishop and wife Misty, Elizabethton; five grandchildren, Johnathan, Dustin, Kaelyn, Gage and Nichole; his sister, Paula Bishop, Elizabethton; a life-long friend, Richard Ryan; the mother of his children, Donna Smith and close friends, Claudia Gibson, Linda Elliott, Dawn and Jackie Peters and members of the E.H.S. Class of 1962. Several close cousins from Elizabethton, Dunlap and Pikeville, TN also survive.A Celebration of Life Service to honor the life of Mr. David R. Bishop will be conducted at 6:00 P.M. Wednesday, August 17, 2016 in the Sunset Chapel of Hathaway-Percy Funeral and Cremation Services with Mr. Gerald Holly and Pastor Joel Cook, ministers officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4:00 – 6:00 P.M. on Wednesday prior to the service or at the residence of his mother, 401 West H Street, Elizabethton at any time.Those who prefer memorials in lieu of flowers may make donations to the Valley Forge United Methodist Church, 3974 Highway 19E, Elizabethton, TN 37643 or to the Church or charity of their choice.Read Obituary