Bishop, Charles
H. 1854-1931 Edmeston Obituary
Charles Bishop Passes Away
at Home in Edmeston
Deceased
Was Prominent figure in History of Baseball
at
Village Funeral to Be Held Today
Edmeston, Dec. 25---Charles H. Bishop, prominent
sportsman and job printer of this village, died Wednesday morning at
1:30 o'clock after a long illness. Mr. Bishop had been in ill health
for the past two years. He was 77 years old.
Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 11
o'clock in the F. H. Gates Undertaking parlors. Burial will be in
Union cemetery.
Mr. Bishop was born in Morris in 1854 and was the son
of Lewis and Julia Bishop. He came to Edmeston 45 years ago and for
a short time taught school here. He then entered the grocery
business and later opened a drug store here. For the last 15 years
he has been engaged in the job printing business. He was married to
Levina Chamberlain in 1893. She died in 1910. Mr. Bishop was an
ardent baseball fan and for many years was identified with this sport
in the village. He was the official scorer of all the important
games played by teams representing Edmeston with other communities
and was also one of the original sponsors of the game and the
formation of a baseball club in this village. For the last 15 years
he had made his home at the Gaskin house.
He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Harry Prell of
Middleburg, and three grandchildren.
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