Alcesta May Bishop

1921 - 2012  (91 years)

• Name	Alcesta May Bishop
  Birth	14 Feb 1921	PA
  Gender	Female
  Death	30 Oct 2012	Crystal River, Citrus Co., FL;bur: Strang Cem., South Mountain, Franklin Co.,PA
  Person ID	I4976	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Roy B. Bishop,   b. Oct 1883, Franklin Co., PA
  Mother	Mary A. Cunningham,   b. 1890, PA
  Marriage	1909
  Family ID	F1945	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edward T. Staley, Jr.,   b. 2 May 1920, South Mountain, Franklin Co.,PA d. 15 Apr 1987, Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA; bur: Strang Cem.,South Mountain, Franklin Co.,PA (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F4720	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Source: Andrew J. Weyer, Sr.: Concerning the family of Roy B. Bishop and Mary A. Cunningham Bishop: ROY B.3 BISHOP (CATHERINE2 FORNEY, JOHN MARTIN1) was born Oct 1883 in FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. He married MARY A. CUNNINGHAM 1909. She was born 1890 in PENNSYLVANIA. Notes for ROY B. BISHOP: IN THE 1910 CENSUS OF HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA IS THE FOLLOWING ENTRY: ROY B. BISHOP 26 MACHINE SHOP LABORER PA PA PA MARY A. 20 PA PA PA ROY AND MARY HAD NOT BEEN MARRIED FOR A YEAR. IN THE 1920 CENSUS OF ST. THOMAS TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA IS THE FOLLOWING ENTRY: ROY B. BISHOP 36 FARMER PA PA PA MARY A. 29 PA PA PA ETHEL G. 9 PA PA PA HELEN L. 7 PA PA PA MABLE C. 5 PA PA PA ALSO LISTED IN THIS CENSUS IS JAMES CUNNINGHAM, ROY'S FATHER IN LAW. IN THE 1930 CENSUS OF LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA IS THE FOLLOWING ENTRY: ROY B. BISHOP 46 FARMER PA PA PA MARY 40 PA PA PA ETHEL 19 PA PA PA HELEN 17 PA PA PA MABEL 15 PA PA PA ALCIETA 9 PA PA PA ROY, JR. 6 PA PA PA ROY AND MARY WERE 26 AND 20 RESPECTIVELY WHEN THEY WERE MARRIED. Children of ROY BISHOP and MARY CUNNINGHAM are: 35 i. ETHEL G.4 BISHOP, born 1910. 36 ii. HELEN L. BISHOP, born 1912. 37 iii. MABEL C. BISHOP, born 1914. 38 iv. ALCIETA BISHOP, born 1921. 39 v. ROY BISHOP, JR., born 1924. Source: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/chronicleonline/name/alcesta-staley-obituary?id=18885720 FUNERAL HOME Fero Funeral Home with Crematory 5955 North Lecanto Highway Beverly Hills, Florida xxxxxxxxx Alcesta Staley Obituary Alcesta May Staley, 91, of Beverly Hills and formerly of Chambersburg, Pa., passed away at her residence Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. A native of Franklin County, Pa., she moved here 13 years ago from Chambersburg and enjoyed a 46-year career in nursing. Mrs. Staley served at the Chambersburg Hospital as a maternity nurse for many years. She was a member of King Street United Brethren Church in Chambersburg and attended Seven Rivers Presbyterian Church in Crystal River. SURVIVORS OMITTED. (Alcesta)... was preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, the late Edward Theodore Staley Jr. on April 15, 1987, and sisters, Ethel, Helen and Mabel. A funeral service of remembrance will be at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, at Fero Funeral Home, Beverly Hills. Interment will take place at a later date in South Mountain, Pa. In lieu of flowers, make memorial contributions to Hospice of Citrus County, P.O. Box 641270, Beverly Hills, FL 34464. Fero Funeral Home, Beverly Hills. To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store. Published by Citrus County Chronicle on Nov. 1, 2012. Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213061305/alcesta-may-staley#source Created by: sq1979 • Added: Jul 15, 2020 • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 213061305 • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213061305/alcesta_may-staley: accessed May 29, 2024), memorial page for Alcesta May Bishop Staley (14 Feb 1921–30 Oct 2012), Find a Grave Memorial ID 213061305, citing Strang Cemetery, South Mountain, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by sq1979 (contributor 47173937). Alcesta May Bishop Staley BIRTH 14 Feb 1921 DEATH 30 Oct 2012 (aged 91) Crystal River, Citrus County, Florida, USA BURIAL Strang Cemetery South Mountain, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA Show Map MEMORIAL ID 213061305  Family Members Parents Roy B. Bishop 1883-1944 Mary Cunningham Bishop 1889-1971 Spouse Edward T. Staley Jr 1920-1987 (m. 1945) Siblings Mabel Catherine Bishop Warne 1914-1997 -