West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-06
CHARLES MORTIMER BISHOP.
HIS Death And Funeral Services.
Short Sketch OF His Life and
Public Career.

we are in death" Our people were
greatly shocked on Monday morn
ing to learn that Hon. c. NJ. Bishop
had died suddenly Sunday night
about O'Clock, at his home in
kingwood. He had been in his
usual good health up to his death,
except that he had been confined to
the house with a cold and the i'm
clement weather. On Sunday he
was in good spirits and walked
about the house, and that evening
his wife read to him quite a while
before retiring. Between twelve
and one O'Clock his wife was awak-
ened by moaning from him as IL
he had the nightmare. AS he was
subject TO il she tried TO arouse him,
thinking that it was another attack,
but he was struggling with the grim
monster, death, and in few min
utes was dead. DR.. Pratt was sum-
moned, but could do nothing, as he
was dead before he arrived. The
funeral was held Wednesday at the
home and Mortimer Hall" was
crowded with friends who came to
pay last tribute of respect to one
who was so well known and SO use
full in life. The services were con-
Quoted by the pastor of the de-
ceased, Rev. Harry c. Howard, of
the M. E. church here, assisted by
Rev. S. ]. Cotton, the Presiding
Elder, and Rev. X. M. Ramsey Of
the Presbyterian church. The re-
marks of the ministers were the
best and most appropriate we ever
heard at similar occasion. The
choir of the M. +. church sang
some of the favorite hymns of the
deceased and after parting look
by all, the funeral car conveyed the
remains to the Kingwood Cemetery,
where they were laid to rest by the
side of his first wife. A short SER
vice was held at the grave, in which
the three ministers above named
took part, and the body was left to
sleep that last long sleep. The pail
bearers were Capt. J. E. Murdoch,
Gus. ]. Shaffer, p. ]. Crogan, Geo.
A. Walls, N. j. tortney, Jas. w.
Flynn, Will A. Thomas and DIR.
M. III. Proudfoot of Rowlesburg,
and Hon. w. G.. Brown was fun
eral director.
There was a magnificent lot of
Gala lilies and other flowers, sent by
friends. Among those from a dis
lance present, we noticed Miss Re-
becca Bishop of Fellowsville, sister
of the deceased, J. Frank Manown
and children of Philippi, DR.. M. H.
Proudfoot and Charles Wheeler of
Rowlesburg, Ben. H. Sincell and
Stewart Hamil of Oakland, Mrs.
Allie Raymond and Miss Margaret
Bishop of Fairmont, David O..
Feather of Hayden, Michael Lynch,
Fred Barlow and William Greaser
of TOWNSVILLE, o. c. Crane of Terra
Alta, and others.
The cause of the sudden death of
Mr.. Bishop was paralysis. He had
had two attacks of it before, but had
said nothing about it except to a
few of his intimate friends and had
remarked that he expected to go
just as he did.
Charles Mortimer Bishop was
born at Mooreheld, Hardy county,
Virginia, (now West Virginia) jan
usry 4th, 1897, and was therefore
little over IS years of age. He
was the son of Adam Bishop and
his mothers maiden name was Re-
becca Riley. There were six boys
and one girl, that we know of,
James r. Bishop, who is now living
at Oakland, and 81 years of
age Jack Bishop who lives at Phil
ippi Mack Bishop at Weston !;
Adam Bishop Gather of Mrs. Chas.
{. Stone of near Kingwood) who is
dead I; and Ferdinand Bishop of
Texas, who is dead, and Harry
Bishop OF Mississippi, who was
Colonel in the Confederate army,
and was killed at Nashville, Tenn,
and the subject of this sketch. The
sister who was here at the funeral,
Miss Rebecca Ann Bishop, lives at
Fellowsyille, this county. The de-
ceased received a good education for
the period and commenced business
by clerking six months for S. ID.
Brady of Romney, Hampshire Co.
In I843 his father moved to King
wood and worked at his trade, that
of saddler, and Charles learned the
business under his father. Iuly 70,
1851, he married Margaret Z. Nor
RS, a daughter of Reuben Morris,
one of the prominent citizens of the
county. BY her he had several
children, two of whom are still !iv-
ing, Mrs. John II. Brown and Ohas.
Young Bishop Of Kingwood. One
daughter Lulu, who married I.
Frank Manown of Philippi, died
several years ago, leaving three
children, who were here at the fu-
neral, Charles, the eldest, is a stu.
dent at the Conference Seminary at
Buckhannon. There were other
children who died in infancy. In
December 1851, Mr. Bishop en-
gagged in merchandising at Rowles-
burg and remained there till Aug.
70, 1879, when he moved back to
kingw0od. While at Rowlesburq
he was partner in the mercantile
business with David Ridenour at
West Union, (now Aurora) and
with Francis Marion Huffman az
fellowsYille. Since coming to King
wood be was engaged in the same
business several years on his own
account and with Capt. los. M.