John Price Bishop

John Price Bishop, 87, of Siloam Springs, Ark., died Aug. 11, 2019, at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Ark.

He was born April 12, 1932, in Mariaville, Neb., to Donald Archibald Bishop and Edna Pearl Brown Bishop. He joined the U.S. Air Force after high school and served during the Korean War. He met Alice Foster while both were serving in the Air Force, and they were married on Sept. 1, 1951, in Pocahontas, Ark. They moved to Siloam Springs in 1958 and he worked as a farmer, raising cattle and chickens, cutting hay and operating a dairy.

He was preceded in death by his wife; a sister, Faye Johnson; a brother, Joe Bishop; and great-grandson, Quentin Thompson.

He is survived by four children, Pamela Phipps and husband Van of Siloam Springs, John F. Bishop and wife Marcia of Siloam Springs, Robin S. Bishop and wife Judy of Maysville, Ark., and Sandy Johnson and husband Joe of Siloam Springs; nine grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren with one on the way; a great-great-grandchild on the way; and a brother, Jim Bishop of Colcord, Okla.

Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019, at Wasson Funeral Home in Siloam Springs.

Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, at Wasson Funeral Home in Siloam Springs with Chaplain Frank Crosby officiating. Burial will follow at Norwood Cemetery near Wedington, Ark.

An online guest book is available at www.wassonfuneralhome.com.

Wasson Funeral Home of Siloam Springs is in charge of arrangements.