Roxie Bishop

News Death Notice

BISHOP, Roxie (Shaffer) age 86, of New Carlisle and formerly of Christiansburg area, passed away at 8:07 a.m. on Monday, March 19, 2012 in the Dayview Care Center, New Carlisle. Born on February 17, 1926 in Clark County, Roxie was the daughter of the late Wilson and Mae (Littlejohn) Shaffer. She married her beloved husband Donald Clifford Bishop on April 13, 1950 and he preceded her in death on September 2, 1983. She is survived by a daughter, Shirley (John) Jordan of St. Paris and a son Donald (Carolyn) Bishop of Clayton, Ohio. Roxie was a loving grandmother to five grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. In addition to her husband and parents she was preceded in death by one brother, Jack Shaffer and two sisters, Wanda Bishop and Marie Dillon. Roxie was a 1944 graduate of North Hampton High School. She worked for Crowell-Colliers Publishing Co., Springfield before retiring from Dinner Bell Meats in Troy and was a lifetime member of the Lower Honey Creek Church. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. in the Atkins-Shively Funeral Home, 216 S. Springfield St., St. Paris with Pastor Fred Schmitt of the Hillcrest Bible Church, Oregon Wisconsin presiding. Visitation for family and friends will be held two hours prior to the funeral service beginning at 12:00 p.m on Saturday in the funeral home. Burial will follow at the Terre Haute Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the Gideons International, P.O Box 394, Urbana, Ohio 43078. Envelopes will be available in the funeral home. Condolences to the family may be sent to www.shivelyfuneralhomes.com.