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Polly Ursa Bishop

Wednesday, June 1, 2005
Polly Ursa Bishop, 93, of Memphis, Tenn., a native of Rector, died Saturday, May 28, 2005, at Methodist South Healthcare in Memphis.

Born July 11, 1911, in Rector, she was a homemaker and a member of the Providence Presbyterian Church in Southaven, Miss.

Survivors include one son, Jack D. Bishop of Southaven; one daughter, Bobbie J. Duke of Hernando, Miss.; one sister, Reba Burson of Strong, six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack M. Bishop.

Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 31, at Mitchell Funeral Home Chapel in Rector with Neil Sherman officiating. Burial was in Mitchell Cemetery at Greenway.

The family requests that memorials be made to the Providence Presbyterian Church, 7607 Getwell Road North, Southaven, MS 38671.

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