Allie Lexie Gentry Bishop

Black Mountain - Allie Lexie Gentry Bishop, 88, of Mountain Ridge Wellness Center died Tuesday, September 11, 2001 at her residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she had attended the Salvation Army Church and was a former member of the Womens Home League. Mrs. Bishop was the daughter of the late Wyatt and Clara Banks Gentry and was the wife of the late Archie Cornelius Bishop. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Alice Gatlin, formerly of Asheville. Surviving are her daughter, Joyce Honeycutt of Asheville; sons, Frederick Fred Bishop of Brunswick, ME, Garrett B. Bishop of Lancaster, SC, Ralph David Bishop of Charleston, SC, and Terry Bishop of Fletcher; 13 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM Thursday in the Anders-Rice Funeral Home Chapel with Captain Robert Lyle officiating. Entombment will be at Ashelawn Gardens of Memory. The family will receive friends from 7 until 8:30 PM Wednesday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials are to be made to the American Cancer Society, 120 Executive Park, Building 1, Asheville, NC 28801.