Elizabeth "Lizzie" Ragland Bishop, 89, of Gordonsville, Virginia departed this life peacefully on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at the Envoy At The Village Nursing Home in Fork Union, Virginia.

She was born on March 26, 1920 to the late John Wesley Ragland and Earline Lewis Ragland Maupin. She was a faithful member of the House of God in Gordonsville, Virginia.

She was preceded in death by her devoted husband of 57 years, Thomas Bishop; a son, Curtis Bishop; her maternal grandparents, who raised her, Bishop Charles Lewis and First Lady Emma Mahanes Lewis; five brothers, John Ragland, Sr., Luke Ragland, James Ragland, Moses Ragland, and Charles Ragland; and two sisters, Emma Anderson and Rebecca Ragland.

She is survived by a son, Kenneth Bishop (Joyce) of Palmyra, Virginia; seven grandchildren, Renee Hamner (Isaac), Melissa Ross (Andre), and Seleta "Dana" Mitchell (Joe), all of Cincinnati, Ohio, Lynette Cary (Michael) of Palmyra, Virginia, Antionette Bishop of Stamford, Connecticut, Erica Nixon of Gordonsville, Virginia, and Kiesha Bishop of Mississippi; twelve great-grandchildren; five brothers, Robert "Bob" Ragland of Vienna, Virginia, Apostle Randolph Ragland (First Lady Ruth) of Gordonsville, Virginia, Matthew "Mack" Ragland of Richmond, Virginia, George Ragland (Evvie) of Trevilian, Virginia, and Carl Ragland of Gordonsville, Virginia; and three sisters, Elect Lady Ruth Ragland and Flora Washington, both of Gordonsville, Virginia, and Earline "Alice" Bishop of Maryland.

Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Sunday, November 29, 2009 at the House of God in Gordonsville, Virginia, with Elder James Ragland officiating. Visitation will be held prior to the funeral service from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Interment will follow at the church cemetery.

The family expresses their gratitude to the Envoy At The Village Nursing Home in Fork Union, Virginia for their dedicated care and service.