Barbara Bishop, 89, passed away on April 11, 2024 in Hemet, California. She was born on September 22, 1934 in Arkansas to Robert and Gladys (White) Osbourne. Barbara was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She loved having family together, especially the laughter and joy they all brought her. She would say “Just laugh it up, go ahead, get it all over ya!” She had a great sense of humor. She enjoyed sewing, baking goodies, yard sale hopping, and fishing. She had a passion for quilting. She made one for everyone in the family. She loved playing bingo and (shhh) loved going to the casino at times. She loved her dollar scratchers and would have her family drive out of their way to go to liquor stores for her scratchers.
She came to know the Lord in 1965 and was baptized in the Colorado River, she loved being a part of the church. She loved hard and taught her family to be respectful, kind, caring and mostly to be humble. She was mother to 8 living children and 2 she lost before birth. She had 7 girls 1 boy. Betty Williams, Babette Stutte, Christine Bishop, Ida Louise Bishop, William Bishop, Becky Northington, Angela Baxter and Renay Hobart.
She was preceded in death by her husband William in 1984, her children Babette Stutte, Christine Bishop, Ida Louise Bishop, and William Bishop. She is survived by her daughters Betty Williams, Becky Northington, Angela Baxter and Renay Hobart; grandchildren Tonya, Lee Ann, Marie, Daniel, Mike, Rhonda, Doug, Timmy, Josh, Ashley, Brittney, Hannah, Daisy, Scott, and Jordan. And many great and great- great grandkids. She will be forever loved and missed by her family.
Visitation will be on Monday, April 22, 2024 from 2-5 pm in Akes Family Funeral Home’s “Chapel of the Chimes”, Riverside, California.
On Tuesday, April 23, 2024 there will be a visitation from 5-6 pm at First Missionary Baptist Church in Redlands, California followed by funeral service at 6 pm
She will be laid to rest next to her husband in Bellevue Memorial Park, Ontario, California
Arrangements entrusted to the care of Akes Family Funeral Home, Riverside, California.
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