Julie Vene Bishop Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Appalachia, VA Julie Vene Bishop, 50, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at home. She was born in Norton, VA and lived most of her life in Big Stone Gap. She was a former hairdresser at Sheer Obsessions in Big Stone Gap, Va. She attended Cedar Ridge Freewill Baptist Church in the Crackers Neck Community. She is survived by her son, Jamie (Kacey) Bishop, Virginia Beach, Va.; daughter, Morgan Terry of Big Stone Gap; three grandchildren, Levi, Maci and Emmy Bishop of Virginia Beach; parents, Robert “Butch” and Judy (Cress) Bishop; brother, Robert Allen “Bubby” Bishop, Jr. of Big Stone Gap; niece, Kourtney Bishop of Appalachia, Va.; two aunts, Carol Bishop of Big Stone Gap and Mary Porter of Athens, Tx.; one uncle, George L. Cress, II of Kingsport, Tn; several cousins and a longtime companion, Scott Baldwin of Appalachia, Va. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday at Holding Funeral Home (17 E. 3rd St., N.) in Big Stone Gap. The funeral service will follow at 7 p.m. on Saturday in the funeral home chapel with Pastor James Ray Holcomb and Bro. Adam Swinney officiating. Committal graveside services will be at 2 p.m. on Sunday at American Legion Cemetery. The family and friends will meet at the funeral home at 1:30 p.m. for the processional to the cemetery. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. To view the obituary online, offer condolences and sign the guest registry, please visit www.holdingfuneralhome.com. Holding Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Julie Bishop.

Julie Vene Bishop

May 3, 1965 - January 6, 2016