Longtime Murfreesboro dentist and community leader Jim Bishop passed away around 11:00 o'clock Monday morning (10/3/2016).
He had been suffering from myelomatosis for several years. That is a cancer impacting bone marrow.
Dr. Bishop was 75-years of age and passed away at Adams Place here in Murfreesboro.
Dr. Bishop attended Palm Beach Junior College, MTSU and Emory University. He graduated from The University of Tennessee College of Dentistry in Memphis. He obtained a Master's Degree from the Academy of General Dentistry. Jim was also a life member of the American Dental Association. Dr. Bishop was a member of The First United Methodist Church, The Breakfast Rotary Club, The Middle Tennessee Dental Society and The Society for the Preservation of Oral Health.
A church service will be 10:00 AM, Friday, October 7, 2016 at The First United Methodist Church with Rev. Michael O'Bannon officiating. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery with David Tuma, Dr. Bobby Tuma, Rob Shipley, Jay Jackson, Jeff Jackson, Sinclair Buntin, Parker Buntin, and Baylor Bishop will serve as pallbearers.
Visitation with the family will be 4:00-8:00 PM, Thursday, October 6, 2016 at Jennings and Ayers Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The First United Methodist Church at 265 W. Thompson Ln, Murfreesboro, TN 37129, The Webb School at 319 Webb Rd East, Bell Buckle, TN 37020 or the charity of your choice.
Family Information
He is survived by his wife, Marietta Jackson Bishop. Jim had one daughter, Robin Bishop Buntin and her sons, James Sinclair Buntin and Parker Bancroft Buntin; son, Dr. Jimmy Bishop and wife, Dr. Melanie Webb Bishop and their children, Baylor Webb Bishop and Isabel Webb Bishop.
Jim was born in West Palm Beach, Florida to Elbert Bishop and Ruth Friend Bishop. He is survived by his sister, Betsy Bishop Shipley and husband Bob; niece, Brooke Shipley and her daughter, Naomi Corlette; nephew, Rob Shipley and wife Amy and their two sons, Zach and Luke Shipley; brother, Dr. Frank Bishop and Juliane Bishop O'Neal; nieces, Suzanne and husband, Avery West, and their daughters, Francesca West; and niece, Vanessa Bishop.
