Stephen "Steve" Lee Bishop, 71, of Radford, passed away Friday, September 10,
2021. Steve grew up in Christiansburg, Virginia. After graduation from
Christiansburg High School, he attended Virginia Western Community College
and then graduated from Virginia Tech. After which he taught for several years at
Virginia High School in Bristol. In 1989 he moved his family back to Radford to
be closer to family and to grow in his sales career. He was a long-time active
member of Auburn Baptist Church and loved teaching Sunday School for many
years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Vasco and Mary Bishop; and his
sister, Martha Covey.
Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Janet Marshall Bishop; daughters and their
husbands, Kimberly and Scott Keith of Lovettsville, Va., and Kristen and Scott
Lucas of Charleston, S.C.; 5 special grandchildren, 2ndLt. Jacob Keith, USMC,
Daniel Keith and Kora Keith, Liam Lucas and Mallory Lucas; brother-in-law,
Ronnie Covey; brother and sister-in-law, Danny and Sherry Vaughn; nephew and
his wife, Justin and Emily Vaughn and their five children; and many other special
relatives and friends.
The family will receive friends from 10 am to 11 am on Monday, September 13, 2021 at
the Mullins Funeral Home in Radford. Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. with
Pastor Mark Miller and Paul Haynes officiating. Interment will follow in the
Sunset Cemetery in Christiansburg.
The Bishop family is in the care of Mullins Funeral Home & Crematory in
Radford, Virginia. www.mullinsfuneralhome.com.
Visitation
Monday, September 13, 2021
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Mullins Funeral Home
120 West Main St.
Radford,Virginia
24141
Funeral Service
Monday, September 13, 2021
11:00 AM
Mullins Funeral Home
120 West Main St.
Radford,Virginia
24141
Interment
Monday, September 13, 2021
12:00 PM
Sunset Cemetery
501 S. Franklin St.
Christiansburg,Virginia
24073