The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-12-03
Miss Phebe Bishop, Fayorite Sister Of
the Late Victoria Bishop, Dies
at Her Home in S0mers
SOMERs LOSES PROMINENT WOMEN
Miss Bishop Had Caught Gold Week Ago
at the Funeral of Her Sister and
Died From Pneumonia.
(From Wednesdays Daily.)

Miss Phebe j. Bishop, sister of the
late Victoria. Bishop who was buried at
Soners week ago today, died Tues
day evening at half past eight O'Clock
at the residence in the town Of Somers
after short illness from pneumonia.
A week ago the deceased attended the
funeral of her sister and while attend
Ing the funeral she took cold which
quickly developed into pneumonia and
caused her death. The death of Miss
| Bishop so soon after the death of her
sister comes as pathetic close of a
life long comradeship which had ex-
listed between the two women.
Miss. Phebe Bishop was sixty-one
years Of age while her sister, who died
week before, was year her senior.
They were the daughters of one of the
earliest pioneer residents of this sec
+! ton of the country and growing up to-
gether they had spent their entire life
in Kenosha county. From happy
girlhood the two sisters had been COM
rades and for years they had lived at
the Bishop homestead in the village of
Somers. The death of the sister
caused universal sorrow in Somers bat
Miss Phebe Bishop was particularly
affected and life seemed to have lost
its charm for her after her sisters
death.
Phebe J. Bishop was born ia the
city of Kenosha on Nov. 10, 1912.
Shortly after her birth her parents re-
moved to the town of Somers and she
had resided there ever since. She was
a woman ofmany noble traits of char
acter. She was a member of the
Methodist church of Somers and one
Of its most active workers.
The funeral will be held from the
Somers church at two O'Clock Friday
afternoon and the remains will be in
tered by the new made grave of the
sister in Oakwoods cemetery.
The death of the Bishop sisters has
been hard blow to the town of Som
ers, and especially to the church cir
cles of the little town. They had been
leadersin church work, and many of
the interests of the church had been
left in their keeping for years. That
the loss has been severe one is shown
by the following resolutions passed by
the church in reference to the death of
Miss Victoria Bishop:
Whereas, In the providence of our
all-wise, ever-loving Heavenly Father,
it has seemed fit for Him to remove
from our midst, by the haud of death,
our sister Victoria A. Bishop, who by
her faithfulness and devotion to the
M. E. church and Sunday School Of
Somers, Wis, has endeared herself to
its members and friends; Be it re-
solved;
First. That we, as Church and
Sunday School, extend our heartfelt
sympathy to the bereaved relatives and
friends of the family in this their hour
of affection.
Second. That Owe hereby also ex-
press our appreciation of the valua BILE
services rendered the Church and Sun
day School, of which she was faith
full and efficient member.
Third. That these resolutions be
spread upon the records of our Church
and Sunday School; that copy of
said resolutions be sent to the family
of the deceased; and that said resolu
tons be published in the next issue of
the Observation-Disclosures, the Kenosha
county paper.
Dated Nov. 80, 1898. Somers, Wis.
Signed: BOYD w. KRAMER,
Pastor M. E. Church.
LAWRENCE e. OzANNE,
Ga