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Floyd Earl Bishop

Floyd Earl Bishop

  • November 25, 1927 - February 22, 2012
  • Baytown, Texas
  • Cedar Bayou Grace United Methodist Church
    2714 Ferry Road
    Baytown, TX 77520
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“I never formally met Mr. Bishop but he lived 3 doors down from my wife and me and I enjoyed seeing him working out in his yard always with a smile on...Read More » ”
1 of 5 | Posted by: Brent Jones - Baytown, TX

“Floyd was the brother I never had, the brother-in-law I always dreamed of and the friend that never let me down. I'll miss you Bud. Until we meet...Read More » ”
2 of 5 | Posted by: Laverne Bishop - Richards, Tx, TX

“Though I only knew Mr. Floyd for a short time, he made an impression on me. Never complaining even when something was bothering him, always...Read More » ”
3 of 5 | Posted by: Lisa Thibodaux - Baytown, TX

“Floyd was the kind of guy who would give you the shirt off his back! or at least from the closet. In the late 70's our neighborhood was hit by a...Read More » ”
4 of 5 | Posted by: Pete Merrill - Crosby, TX

“I am lucky that I am able to be a “part” of this family by my brother (Ken) married Floyd’s daughter. He was such a wonderful man who...Read More » ”
5 of 5 | Posted by: Phyllis Oates - Pasadena, TX


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Floyd Earl Bishop, 84, of Baytown, passed away at a local hospital on Wednesday, February 22, 2012. He was born November 25, 1927, in Elliott, Texas, to Ernest Tillery Bishop and Ruth Marie Hancock Bishop. Mr. Bishop was a lifetime member of Cedar Bayou Grace United Methodist and a member of the Masonic Lodge of Cedar Bayou. He retired in 1981 as a supervisor of stores for Diamond Shamrock. Later, he worked as a buyer for Texas Marine. Besides his family, he enjoyed woodworking, fishing and hunting, gardening and being outdoors.

Preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Donna Louise Bishop Daniel; and son-in-law, Kenneth Daniel; his sisters Gladys Martin, Jaqueline Clawson, his brother Herbert Bishop and his brother-in-law, Vernon Holloway. Mr. Bishop is survived by his wife, Martha Louise Bishop; daughter, Paula Laws and husband, Robert, of Baytown; sister, Susie Mae Jones and sister-in-law, Laverne Bishop; brothers, Hebert Bishop and wife, Pat, Jesse Bishop and wife, Martha and brother-in-law Albert G. Holloway, Jr.; three grandchildren, Marti Vidal, Kellie Daniel and Kevin Daniel and wife, Bonnie; two great grandchildren, Bishop Vidal and Cora Daniel; and many other loving friends and family members. He will be remembered as a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and brother, who had a quick humor, was an unmerciful tease and was someone who had a strict sense of right and wrong.

The family will receive friends from 6 – 8 p.m. on Friday, February 24, 2012, at Crespo & Jirrels Funeral Home. A Celebration of Mr. Bishop's Life will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 25, 2012, in the Chapel of Crespo & Jirrels, with Reverend Carol Turner and Reverend Dwight Reagan officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery. For those desiring, memorial donations may be made to Cedar Bayou Grace United Methodist Church, 2714 Ferry Road, Baytown 77520 or to the charity of one's choice.