Ezekiel “Zeke” Leroy Bishop, 81, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died Monday, June 19, 2023, under hospice care surrounded by his family.
Funeral services will be held 11 AM, Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at The Paulk Funeral Home Chapel in Fitzgerald, with the Rev. Rex Johnson officiating. Interment will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery, in Fitzgerald. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening, from 6 PM until 8 PM, at the funeral home.
Mr. Bishop was born May 23, 1942, in Irwin County, Georgia, to the late William B. & Minnie Fussell Bishop. He graduated from Irwin County High School in 1960. Mr. Bishop was a farmer and a forester. He enjoyed hunting, fishing with his grandchildren, front porch swinging and had an affinity for red vehicles. He was an avid fan of Elvis Presley.
He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Rachel Strickland Bishop of Fitzgerald; a son, William Duane Bishop & Jeanie Bishop of Douglas; a daughter, Elizabeth Lee “Libby” Bishop Daniel & Hank Daniel of Winston Salem, North Carolina; grandchildren: Blake Bishop, Emily Bishop, Zack Daniel and Kallie Daniel & her fiancé, Adam Bowman; a brother, William Bishop & Cathy of Irwin County and a sister, Ginger & Orvis Jarchow of Fitzgerald. Several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, John W. Bishop.