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Submitted: 3/17/21 • Approved: 3/19/21 • Last Updated: 3/22/21 • R398343-G0-S3
CORPORAL US Marine Corps
World War II
May 2, 1924 - March 21, 1010
Purple Heart
*Obituary
Melvin Oliver Bishop, Jr., 85, resident of Texas City, Texas, passed away on March 21, 2010. He was born on May 2, 1924, in Independence, Missouri. Melvin was a member of the US Marine Corp and was decorated with the Purple Heart.
Melvin is survived his wife of 59 years, Joyce Marie Bishop; two daughters, Sue Gates and Bekki Salling; and two grandchildren, Stefan Furman and Crystal Suhler. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 24, 2010, at Crowder Funeral Home in Dickinson, Texas. Funeral services will begin at 2:00 p.m. with the Rev. J. Morris officiating. Interment will follow at Grace Memorial Park Cemetery in Hitchcock.
Mark Gates, James Salling, Stefan Furman, James Claunch, Bron Rightmire, and Gregory Rodriguez will serve as pallbearers.
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