Obituary
Mrs. Mildred Rhonda Maple Bishop was born on December 5,
1959 in Orangeburg, South Carolina. She was the oldest child
of the late John Henry Maple, Jr. and Mildred C. Miller
Knightner. She departed this life on Sunday, March 12, 2017.
Mildred was educated in the public schools of Orangeburg and
Richland Counties and graduated from Eau Clair High School,
Class of 1976. She also graduated from Benedict College in
1980.
Memories
Order of Service
Prelude
Processional
Viewing …………………...…………… Funeral Directors
Opening Selection
Scriptures………………………… Reverend Fred W. Coit
Old and New Testaments
Prayer …………………………… Reverend Fred W. Coit
Mrs. Bishop was a member of Ridgewood Missionary Baptist
Church. A community oriented person, she was loved by all
who knew her. Her love for family was demonstrated through
the telephone calls and the beautiful cards for birthdays,
Christmas, and other special occasions.
Solo …..………………………….…….Sister Trina Taylor
Mrs. Mildred Rhonda Maple Bishop is survived by: her
husband, Henry Bishop, Sr.; daughters, Adrienne R. Alston, of
Atlanta, GA and Shonda C. Alston, of Columbia, SC;
granddaughter, Skilar Williams-Alston, of Columbia, SC;
mother, Mildred Miller Knightner, of Columbia, SC; stepmother, Isabel S. Maple, Orangeburg, SC; her sisters, Monica
G. Knightner, of Columbia, SC and Mrs. Latoya M. Lee
(LaDonte), of Charlotte, NC; brother, John H. Maple III, of
Columbia, SC; stepsisters, Gail M. Bishop, of Mississippi and
Deborah K. Bishop, of Atlanta, GA; stepbrothers, Henry
Bishops, Jr., Michael Jacobs, both of Mississippi, and Jerry G.
Knightner, Jr., of SC; aunts,
Shirley C. Hudson, or
Orangeburg, SC and Thelma M. Thompson, Chapin, SC;
uncles, Jimmy Champy, William Champy, both of Orangeburg,
SC, Edward Miller, of Washington, DC, and Calvin
Thompson, of Chapin, SC; nieces, Erial Maple, of Columbia,
SC and India Maple, of Charleston, SC; nephews, Jayden R.
Knightner, of Columbia, SC and Landon Lee, of Charlotte, NC;
former sister-in-law, Terri C. Maple, Columbia, SC; a host of
cousins and other caring Knightner relatives and friends.
Musical Selection……………………….. Ms. Trina Taylor
In Remembrance……….……..… Niece – Ms. Erial Maple
Sister – Ms. Monica Knightner
Cousin – Ms. Karen Knightner
Brother – Mr. John Maple
Words of Comfort……………..… Reverend Fred W. Coit
Pastor, Ridgewood Missionary Baptist Church
Recessional
Postlude
Committal, Benediction and Interment
11:00 a.m.
Fort Jackson National Cemetery
4170 Percival Road
Columbia, South Carolina
Pallbearers
Family and Friends
Crossing the Bar
And evening star,
And one clear call for me!
And may there be no moaning of the bar,
When I put out to sea.
But such a tide as moving seems asleep,
Too full for sound and foam,
When that which drew from out the boundless deep
Turns again home.
Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness of farewell
When I embark;
For tho’ from out our bourne of Time and Place
The flood may bear me far,
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I have crossed the bar.
Floral Bearers
Family and Friends
Acknowledgement
We, the family of Mrs. Mildred Rhonda Maple
Bishop, wish to thank each of you for the many
loving and wonderful acts of love and kindness
rendered during the passing of our loved one. May
God bless each of you with His grace and mercy.
of
Mrs. Mildred Rhonda Maple Bishop
Friday, March 17,2017
9:00 a.m.
Alfred Tennyson
1809 – 1892
Leevy’s Funeral Home Chapel
Services Entrusted To:
1831 Taylor Street
Columbia, South Carolina
Reverend Fred W. Coit
-Officiating-