Malcolm Bishop

Malcolm Jesse Bishop was born the son of Jesse W. and Marian E. (Smith) Bishop on April 30, 1937, in Hastings, Iowa, and passed away Thursday, March 10, 2011, at the Cass County Hospice Center in Atlantic, Iowa.

Malcolm lived on the family farm in southwest Iowa until they moved to Atlantic in 1947. He graduated from the Atlantic High School and then from Iowa State University with a degree in Ag Business. On November 26, 1965, he was married to Janet Kay Shahan at the United Methodist Church in Marne, Iowa.
He loved farming and farmed northeast of Atlantic for 20 years. He later worked as a janitor at the Washington Elementary School and after retirement he worked at the Allen House.

Malcolm was a group leader for the Pymosa 4-H club, a member of the Extension Board, the Cass County Fair Board, Pork Producers, Elks Club, Lions Club and the United Church of Christ in Atlantic.

Malcolm loved his family and treated everyone he knew like family. He never met a stranger and could talk to anyone. He enjoyed reading Louis L'Amour novels, watching ISU sports and westerns on TV, and spending every 4th of July and every second Saturday for 40 years with the card club. The greatest joy in Malcolm's life was his grandchildren. They meant everything to him and his spare time was spent attending any event they were involved in.

Survivors include his children, Mike (Melanie) Bishop and Jon Bishop all of Atlantic, and Susan (Chad) Soma of Dunlap; his grandchildren, Norrin, Amber, Abbey, and Ally Bishop of Atlantic, and Hunter, Jesse and Hayden Soma of Dunlap; his brother, David (Carolyn) Bishop of Des Moines, IA; and his sister, Ann (John) Rhode of Berkeley, California; his step-mother, Genevieve Bishop of Merriam, Kansas; his sisters-in-law, Karen (Del) Eilers of Cottage Grove, Minnesota and Ruth (Ken) Stoner of Lawrence, Kansas; and his brother-in-law, Jim (Teresa) Shahan of Jefferson, Iowa; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Janet; his parents, Jesse and Marian Bishop; and his parents-in-law, Clinton and Helen Shahan.

Visitation will be held on Monday, March 14, 2011, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, March 15, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. at the United Church of Christ in Atlantic with burial in the Atlantic Cemetery. The family is hosting a lunch in the church fellowship hall following the committal service.

Memorials may be directed to the Atlantic School System, Cass County Memorial Hospice Center or the Cass County Fairgrounds.

Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic, Iowa, is in charge of the arrangements.