- Date Of Birth: January 13, 1932
- Date Of Death: December 25, 2021
- State: North Carolina
William Warren Bishop, age 89, passed away peacefully at the home of his daughter on Christmas morning. Born in Durham, NC, he was the son of the late William Warren Bishop, Sr. and the late Mary Thompson Bishop and husband of the late Bonny Rutledge Bishop. Warren was retired from the Girl Scouts of Coastal Carolina, Inc. as their Property and Development Director. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Goldsboro where he served as a Deacon, a charter member of the Exchange Club of Goldsboro and a charter member of the Waynesboro Model Railroad Club. Warren received a Master of Divinity Degree from Duke University and served as a United Methodist Church minister at fifteen different churches in Chatham, Caswell, Durham and Pitt counties. He was also the former Continuing Education Director at Wayne Community College.
Warren is survived by his daughters, Ellen B. Guffey and husband, Allen; Mary R. Rich and husband, Jim; his son, William W. Bishop, Jr. and wife, Mary Beth; his stepson, Charles M. Whitehurst, Jr. and wife, Gloria; and his stepdaughter, Emily W. Miller and husband, Charles; nine grandchildren and eight great grandchildren; and his special friends, Pam Boyer and Shelby Skelton.
