Helen Rose 'Honey Rose'
Bishop
LEON - Helen Rose "Honey
Rose" Bishop, 68, of Leon, formerly of the Durham area, died Friday (March
21, 2008) at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital in El Dorado.
She was born Oct. 21, 1939,
in Hillsboro, the daughter of Daniel and Alice May (Anderson) Brunner.
Helen graduated from Hope
Rural High School and received her LPN degree from The University of Kansas.
Helen came to Leon from the
Durham area, where she had lived for a number of years. She worked as a nurse
for many years and was working at Friendly Acres in Newton in the home health
department at the time of her retirement.
Helen was a member of Canton
Christian Church and loved helping people, making greeting cards, owning a
coffee and antique shop, playing cards and watching KU basketball. She was a
Sunday School teacher, a retired nurse and friend to all.
Helen married Thomas Bishop;
he preceded her in death on Dec. 12, 1993.
She leaves three daughters,
Robin Roush and husband, Ron, of Leon, Alyce Bishop and husband, Dustin Kadous,
of Topeka, and Joy Bishop of Topeka; brother, John Brunner of Hope; and
grandchildren, Dylan, Theo, Erin, Cason and Eve. Ian and Cyrus also survive.
She also was preceded in
death by a sister, Carol Brunner-Rutledge.
Visitation with the family
will be from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Carlson Funeral Home in El Dorado.
Graveside service will be at
11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Fort Scott National Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the
American Red Cross in care of the funeral home. Condolences for the family may
be sent to www.carlsoncolonial.com.
