COREA – Ellis R. Bishop, 82, died at a Bangor hospital Jan. 5, 2004. He was born Nov. 1, 1921, at Corea, the son of Harry and Verlie (Rolfe) Bishop. Ellis married his wife, the late Fannie M. (Beal) Bishop on Aug. 21, 1943, and went to war on Aug. 25. Before enlisting in the U.S. Navy, he worked at the shipyard in South Portland and served during World War II, as a Seabee in the Navy on New Guinea. Following the war he worked at the Stanley Boat Yard in Southwest Harbor, before building his own boat in the winter of 1948. Ellis worked as a lobsterman his entire life out of Corea. Ellis served his community as a school board member, planning board member and as chairman of the budget committee for many years. He was a life member of the Corea Baptist Church and a founding member of the Corea Co-op. He is survived by his two children, Leslie Bishop and his wife, Kim, of North Chelmsford, Mass., and Eleanor Hammond and her husband, Harold, of Gouldsboro; five grandchildren, Alvin, Allen, David, Jennifer and Tommy; three great-grandsons, James, Brandon and Kody; one brother, Allison Bishop of Corea; several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife, Fannie, in 1997; a son, Ronald L. Bishop, in 1958; and a brother, Lewis Bishop, in 1945. Friends are invited to visit with the family 6-8 p.m. Friday at Bragdon-Kelley-Campbell Funeral Home, 47 Main St., Milbridge. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, 2004, at the Corea Baptist Church, Corea. Interment will be at the Corea Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Corea Baptist Church, Corea, ME 04624. A memorial register is available on line at Leagacy.com.
ELLIS R. BISHOP
