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Roland Bishop

January 28, 1925 — April 8, 2015

Roland Bishop

Graveside service for Roland L. Bishop, 90, of Cleburne will be conducted 9:15 A.M., Friday, April 10, 2015 at DFW National Cemetery in Dallas. Mr. Bruce Martin will officiate. Visitation will be from 6-8:00 P.M., Thursday, at the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Funeral Home.

Roland L. Bishop passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2015 in Cleburne. He was born Jan. 28, 1925 in Britton, Texas to Joe and Rosie King Bishop. He married Elizabeth Pauline Garland on December 23, 1946 in Ft. Worth.

Mr. Bishop was a WWII veteran, serving in the United States Merchant Marines, and a member of American Merchant Marine Veterans SS Stephen Hopkins Chapter. He was a commercial truck driver for more than 20 years, a rancher for more than 30 years and a member of the Granbury Street Church of Christ. He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.

Survivors include his wife of 68 years, Pauline Bishop of Cleburne; sons, Carlton Bishop and wife Shirley and Garland Bishop and wife Sharla; all of Cleburne; daughters, Linda Gail Clarkson and husband Wiley of Walnut Springs and Brenda Nell Talley and husband Robin of Abilene; eight grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; four great-great grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers and three sisters.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Mission Hospice, 505 N. Ridgeway Drive, Ste. 173, Cleburne, Texas 76033

Visitation

Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Funeral Home
512 North Ridgeway Dr.
Cleburne, TX 76033
Thursday, April 09, 2015
6:00-8:00 P.M.
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Service

Graveside Service
DFW National Cemetery
2000 Mountain Creek Parkway
Dallas, TX 75211
Friday, April 10, 2015
9:15 A.M.
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Interment

DFW National Cemetery
2000 Mountain Creek Parkway
Dallas , TX 75211
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Memorial Contributions

Mission Hospice
505 N. Ridgeway Drive
Ste 173
Cleburne, TX 76033
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