Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-04-19
In Neutrality-suspicious. Bishop.

oh, that home of the SOUL in my visions
and dreams
T. bright jasper walls can see:
Z | fancy but thinly the veil 1nterveneS
Between that fair city and me.
so fir e from all sorrow and pain:
With songs on our lips and with harps in
our LndS
To meet one another again."
Jerome S., son of Emmanuel and
Abbie Stephens Bishop. was born in
Beetown Wisconsin February Is, 1864.
Entered the life eternal at Hur ricane.
township of Lancaster, April 3, 1911.
He was united in marriage April 30,
1902, to Laura, daughter Of Grant
Bonham, the late lamented early set
tier Of Grant county. With the ex-
ception of brief residence at Prairie
du Chen after marriage, Mr.. Bishop 8
life had been spent in the vicinity Of
Beetown and Lancaster.
He was of sturdy family, a farm
er's son. At the age of thirteen, while
playing at school, he met an injury
which placed him upon bed of pain
for eleven months. The best OF medi-
cal skill was employed, but even the
physicians, despaired of recovery.
But the devoted mother and elder sis
ter Aurora never relinquished hope
and their unwavering courage and care
assisted largely in the restoration to
partial health. However former
vitality never returned, and Jerome
was a sufferer more or less through
all his after life. And it is thought
by relatives and physicians that his
last prolonged illness and death was
the eventual outcome of that early
misfortune. AS was mentioned in
notice Of his death, had his health
been unimpaired, he would have be-
come widely known for his real
worth. He was ever an obedient,
loyal son. kind and loving brother.
He was of studious nature, in dis
position mild and sympathetic, with a
heart gentle and tender as woman s.
At the age Of sixteen, he was convert
3D. uniting with the M. E. church at
Beetown and lived ever after con-
sistent in that faith In morality his
character was beyond reproach.
Though unobtrusive and extremely
modest. yet he was ever among the
promoters OF any movement for the
uplift or advancement Of the COM
munity. He was town clerk of Bee
town for a number OF terms, was assis
tant postmaster, and in those capaci-
ties as in other vocations, his courtesy
and universal kindness won lasting
friendships. His married life was
ideal and to the aged parents Of his
wife he has been more than a dutiful
SON he has been faithful attendant,
counselor and companion. During
his residence in the Hurricane if there
was a neighboriug wedding, or a sale,
or sickness or sorrow-anywhere that
help was needed, Jerome and Laura
with genie, ready hands were there.
The lately widowed mother and the
now widowed daughter are desolate !;
the home broken and just now com
FORTRESS.
But they cannot mourn as those
without hope. The thoughts of the
dear one now departed, loved to dwell
upon that beautiful "Home of the
Soul" where he has now entered in.
His sufferings were intense-but all
those weeks of pain were made endur
able by his trust in Jesus, that dear
Friend, whose healing hand can soothe
the sorrowing hearts, and bind up the
wounds of these sad partings. Only
little while--and we shall meet
one another again. =
Jerome was very dear to his brothers
and sisters. With the bereft wife
there mourn, Aurora, Mrs. Randall
Kinney of Prairie du CHEN George of
! Cassville; Frank of S. Dakota; Har-
ley of Arizona John and Carrie, Mrs.
Albert Sturmer)of Beetown, and Lot
tie Mrs. Clay Adkins, of Platteville. J
All were present at the funeral except
the brothers Frank and Harley.
Brief services were held at the late
Hurricane residence, Monday the 9th,
Rev. j. T. Morgans speaking words Of
comfort and assisted by Henry Damn
and Mrs. Josephine Kinney singing
"Jesus, Lover of my Soul" Jerome
always loved to hear Mrs. Kinney s
voice in song and by his request she
sang the sweet old song at his funeral.
There was a longer service at the
Dodge church. Both were largely
attended, people coming from distances
to pay the last tribute to a friend so
widely esteemed.
With his father and mother and
sister Nellie (Mrs. John Zeigler)
Jerome Bishop now sleeps in the pretty