George F. Bishop of Roy Brown Road, Buchanan, passed away Friday, November 6, 2009,following an extended illness. He was born in Haralson County, April 7, 1932, son of the late H. K. Bishop and Mary Vassie Garner Bishop. Mr. Bishop was a retired employee of the Ford Motor Company, a U.S. Army veteran having served in the Korean Conflict. Mr.Bishop was awarded the following medals, Korean Service Medal w/1 Bronze Service Star, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, ROK Presidential Unit Citation and Good Conduct Medal. He was a member and a Deacon of the Bremen First Baptist Church. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Walter and Kenneth Bishop. Survivors include wife of 52 years, Norma Whitton Bishop of Buchanan; a son and daughter-in-law, Jeff and Kathy Bishop of Carrollton; daughter, Teresa Brannon of Carrollton; Special granddaughter, Savannah Payne of Carrollton; sisters, Betty Bennett and Lorene Heath, both of Buchanan; brothers, Thomas Bishop, Buchanan, Horace Bishop of Felton, Charles Bishop, College Park and Homer Bishop of Bremen. Services will be Sunday, November 8 at 3:00 PM from the chapel of Hightower Funeral Home with Brother Herman Parker officiating. Music will be provided by Roy Abercrombie. Mike Whitton, Bernard Whitton, Michael Reeves, Daryl Bishop, Mike Brown and Barney Flanders will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be the deacons of the Bremen First Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.