Stephen Edward Bishop

Funeral Services: 10 am Thursday, June 23, 2011 at Shannon Rufe Snow Funeral Chapel with Reverend George Crittenden officiating. The family will receive visitors 6 to 8 pm Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park in Colleyville.

Steve, a native of Ft. Worth, Texas was born September 25, 1955 at Harris Methodist Hospital downtown where his mother was a registered nurse. He was the oldest of three children of George and Barbara Bishop and he grew up in the North Richland Hills area. As a boy he loved animals and played with his German Shepherd in the fields before it became Interstate Loop 820. Steve also had a love for music, sports and anything on wheels or with a motor on wheels. He played the guitar and then mastered the trumpet in the school band. Steve was the very first Vice President of Student Council of Watauga Junior High School which is now Watauga Middle School. And it was his idea of “Watauga Warriors” that the students voted on to be the school mascot. After Steve graduated from Richland High School in 1973 he attended Tarrant County Junior College. Mr. Bishop was an ASE Certified Master Technician. He loved working on cars so much that he opened his own automotive shop to help others get a good price with great service. He continued working as a master mechanic devoting nearly 40 years to automotive service.

Stephen Edward Bishop is preceded in death by his parents.

Steve is survived by his girlfriend, Karen Bridger. He is also survived by seven children which include four daughters, Crystal Bishop Crowson and husband, Mark, Aubrey McQue and husband, John, Brandy Bishop, Kayla Skidmore and husband, Nick; three sons, David Bishop, Cougar Bishop and Colt Bishop; grandchildren, Joshua Rickel, Gwendelyne Cox, Sofia Ramirez, Bradley Bishop, Zakkary Ramirez and soon to be Samantha McQue; sisters, Debi Locke, and husband, Lance, Kim Simmons Rasberry and husband, Richard; and other numerous other loved ones.

Thank you so much to Debi Locke, Kim Simmons Rasberry and Karen Bridger for caring for our father in his time of need. He left us too soon and will be greatly missed.

Arrangements under the direction of Shannon Rufe Snow Drive Funeral Chapel, Fort Worth, TX.