Josephine Elizabeth (Betty Jo) Fox

1933 - 2010  (77 years)

• Name	Josephine Elizabeth (Betty Jo) Fox
  Born	08 Mar 1933	Rockbridge Co. VA
  	Social Security Death Index Name: Josephine F. Bishop Last Residence: 24472 Raphine, Rockbridge, Virginia BORN: 8 Mar 1933 Died: 28 Nov 2010 State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)
  Gender	Female
  Died	28 Nov 2010	Augusta Co., VA
  	Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia Name: Josephine Elizabeth Bishop Death Date: 28 Nov 2010 Death Place: Augusta Co. VA
  Buried	Mount Carmel Presbyterian Cemetery, Steeles Tavern, Augusta Co. VA
  	Grave location, portrait, obituary, and tombstone photo: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=62428361
  Notes	OBITUARY From Find A Grave Josephine E. "Betty Jo" (Fox) Bishop, 77, of 8234 N. Lee Highway passed away Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010, at Augusta Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Fishersville. She was the daughter of the late Harry D. Fox and Francis (Miller) Fox of Rockbridge County. A graduate of Dunsmore Business College, Betty Jo was a pioneer entrepreneur for the female gender. She started her 36-year career in real estate in 1974. She established her own company, Bishop Realty, in 1979, which was one of the earliest women-owned brokerages in Augusta County. Betty Jo was a member of the Greater Augusta Association of Realtors, in which she served in every officer's position and received numerous awards. In 1993, she was the first woman elected to the board of directors with Bank of Rockbridge and later served on the advisory board of directors for One Valley Bank and BB&T. She was a devoted Christian and member of Mount Carmel Presbyterian Church in Steeles Tavern for 48 years. Surviving are her loving husband of 54 years, Stanley Eugene Bishop Sr.; two sons, Stanley Eugene Bishop Jr. of Mint Spring and William Stuart Bishop and his wife, Margaret, of Staunton; one grandson, Zachary C. Bishop; and a brother, Harry M. Fox and sister in-law, Elsie Fox. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Lula Fox Rice and Rebecca Fox Gowin. A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Dec. 18 at Mount Carmel Presbyterian Church in Steeles Tavern. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mount Carmel Church or donations to Kingsway, 797 Spottswood Road, Steeles Tavern, VA 24476, (540) 377-5708. Coffman Funeral Home & Crematory at 230 Frontier Drive in Staunton is in charge of her arrangements. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.coffmanfuneralhome.net.
  Person ID	I30895	Master File
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2015

  
  

  Father	Harry Dull Fox,   b. 07 Aug 1903, Rockbridge Co. VA ,   d. 24 Jan 1983, Augusta Co., VA  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Frances Scott Miller,   b. 07 Nov 1908, Rockbridge Co. VA ,   d. 15 Feb 1966, Augusta Co., VA  (Age 57 years)
  Family ID	F13018	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Stanley Eugene Bishop, Sr.
  Children	1. Stanley Eugene Bishop, Jr.   2. William Stuart Bishop
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2015
  Family ID	F13021	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart