Linwood Clifton Bishop

1920 - 2001  (80 years)

• Name	Linwood Clifton Bishop  [1]
  Birth	13 Nov 1920	Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Jan 2001	Augusta, Kennebec, Maine   [2, 3]
  Burial	Mount Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine   [2]
  Person ID	I341824	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Lawrence Wesley Bishop,   b. 13 Dec 1880, Maine d. 1 Sep 1948, Maine (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Gertrude R. Whitney,   b. 29 Sep 1887, Maine d. 25 Mar 1979, Maine (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F219978	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen Miller,   b. 6 Sep 1925   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1949  [3]
  Children	1. Stephen Bishop   2. Marilyn Bishop
  Family ID	F220021	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Providence Journal (RI) January 5, 2001 THE REV. LINWOOD CLIFTON BISHOP, 80, of East Winthrop, Maine, a retired pastor, died Wednesday at the Kennebec Long Term Care and Rehabilitation Center, Augusta, Maine. Mr. Bishop was the husband of Helen (Miller) Bishop. They were married for 52 years. Born in Auburn, Maine, a son the late Lawrence and Gertrude (Whitney) Bishop, he served in the ministry for well over 50 years. He graduated from Edward Little High School in 1938, from Providence Bible Institute in 1946, and from Gordon College in 1948. As a college student, he was called to serve the Paris Hill Baptist Church in Paris, Maine, and the West Paris Baptist Church simultaneously. In 1950, he moved to Providence to work as director of alumni affairs for Barrington College, and in 1956, he became pastor of the Knotty Oak Baptist Church, Coventry, where he remained for 31 years. In 1987, he and his wife retired to Winthrop, Maine. In recent years, Mr. Bishop served as part-time assistant pastor at Hope Baptist Church, Manchester, Maine. He loved leading worship services at several boarding and nursing homes in the area. Besides his wife, he leaves a son, Stephen Bishop of Hightstown, N.J.; a daughter, Marilyn Webster of Peace Dale; a brother, Norman of Auburn, Maine; and several nieces and nephews. He was the brother of the late Alberta and Donald Bishop.

  
  

• Sources

  [S39340] 1930 census, Maine, Androscoggin county, Year: 1930; Census Place: Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0003 (Reliability: 3). [S10052] Cemetery index, Mount Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine, (Find-a-Grave). [S77118] Obituary, Providence Journal (RI), Linwood Clifton Bishop, (January 5, 2001).