Betty "Jackie" Bishop

August 9, 1936 - December 6, 2012

Big Stone Gap, VA Jackie Bishop, 76, passed away peacefully on Thursday (Dec. 6, 2012) at Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, TN. She was a loving mother and grandmother, loved to work with arts and crafts and to work in her flower garden. She was a Head Start Teacher in Lee County. She was a member of Three Bells United Methodist Church in Duffield, VA and attended Robinette's Chapel Church in Big Stone Gap in her youth. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kyle Edward Bishop; her parents, Lloyd Lee Cobb, Sr. and Estelle (Rogers) Cobb; two brothers, Lloyd Lee Cobb, Jr. and Carl Luther Cobb, Sr. She is survived by her two daughters, Saborah Holmes and husband, Jon of Duffield, VA and Tina Bishop of Johnson City, TN; two granddaughters, Skye Hill and Isabella Holmes; one grandson, Harper Holmes; her beloved dog, a Peek-a-poo, "Nina;" and a host of other very close relatives and friends. The family will receive friends from 12 noon to 2 p.m. on Sunday at Holding Funeral Home (17 E. 3rd St., N.) in Big Stone Gap. A Celebration of Life service will follow in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Bo Stewart officiating. Burial will follow at Glencoe Cemetery in Big Stone Gap. The family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Holding Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Jackie Bishop.