Bishop

Clarence W. “Bud” Bishop Jr., 91, of Fairview, passed away in the comfort of his home while in the company of his family Friday, Dec. 20, 2024.

Clarence was born in Kaylor, Armstrong County, on June 17, 1933. He was the son of the late Clarence W. Bishop Sr. and Nellie Greenawalt Bishop Zavilla.

He was a 1951 graduate of Fairview Township Karns City High School and a longtime active member of the former Fairview United Presbyterian Church, where he served as church custodian.

Bud had been employed as an investigator with Equifax. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and golfing at St. Jude.

In his later years, Bud enjoyed gardening. He enjoyed coaching and umpiring baseball. Bud was affectionately “Pup” to his grandchildren and great-grandchildren and enjoyed family trips to the beach at Nags Head.

He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, serving with the Army Corps of Engineers in Korea. Bud played baseball internationally while serving in the Army.

Bud was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia A. Miller Bishop, whom he married at the Fairview United Presbyterian Church on Aug. 24, 1956. Mrs. Bishop preceded him in death on Sept. 14, 2024.

Surviving are three children, Lisa R. McElroy and her husband, Gerald, of St. Simons Island, Ga., Lori K. Martin and her husband, Timothy “Pepper,” of Fairview, and Matt Bishop and his wife, Gretchen, of Chicora; 12 grandchildren, Nathan, Brett, Elizabeth, Shawn, Mark, Jennifer, Ryan, Meghan, Holden, Lillianne, Clare and Evalyn; nine great- grandchildren; a brother and sister-in-law, Frank and Phyllis Zavilla of Sarver; a sister, Marilyn Pittman of Richmond, Va., as well as a number of nieces, nephews and cousins.

In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Michael J. Bishop; his stepfather, Paul Zavilla; a sister, Eleanor Hogan Delaney; a brother, Paul Lee Zavilla; and a number of brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.

BISHOP — Private funeral arrangements for Clarence W. “Bud” Bishop Jr., who died Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, are under the direction of HILE FUNERAL HOME of Karns City.

Interment will be with his wife in Bear Creek Cemetery, Petrolia.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Fairview Red Brick Church, P.O. Box 204, Petrolia, PA 16050.

Condolences may be sent by visiting www.hilefh.com.

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