John Bishop

Funeral Service for John Bishop will be held at 11:00am on Friday July 12th at Our Saviour Lutheran Church in Cheyenne.  This will be followed by lunch at the church and burial at a later date at the Cheyenne National Cemetery.

John passed away on June 30, 2024, in Cheyenne, WY.   He was born to Dorothy Bishop and Andrew Bishop on July 31, 1935, in Denver.  John spent his early years on the family dairy farm in Georgetown, CO where he worked and delivered milk to the neighboring mountain communities.  The family relocated to Wyoming and lived in Rock Springs and Casper before he joined the Air Force and was stationed at FE Warren in Cheyenne and served in Korea.  John met his first wife Elizabeth Farthing in Cheyenne, and they had two children.

John studied teaching at the University of Wyoming.  He spent time at Corlett Elementary and McCormick Junior High before retiring.  He cherished the many friends he met during his time as an educator.  John enjoyed hunting and fishing along with visiting his many relatives in the area.

 John was preceded in death by his mother, father, sister Pat and first wife Elizabeth Bishop.  Survivors include a son Merrill Bishop (Loveland), daughter Amy Bishop (Santa Monica), Wife Marie Rustan-Bishop (Cheyenne), and five grandchildren.