Funeral service for Carl Fred Bishop, 81, Lawton, will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 8, 2015, in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Don Barnes and Rev. Gary Pratt officiating. Mr. Bishop passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2015, at his residence. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens. The family will greet friends from 6-7:30 pm Thursday at the funeral home. Carl Fred was born November 13, 1933 in Eakly, Oklahoma, to James William and Iva Lee (Sledge) Bishop. He grew up in Eakly and was a 1952 graduate of Eakly High School and was class Valedictorian. In 1957 he received his B.S. in Vocational Agriculture from Oklahoma A&M having attended on an FFA scholarship. While at A&M he was voted Vice President of the Residence Hall Board and Treasurer of Hanner Hall. He was also a member of the Collegiate FFA and KiAlpha. He received a family finance grant from the University of Oklahoma in 1962 and attended the University of Science and Arts in Chickasha. In 1967 he received his Elementary Certification and later completed work for his Masters of Teaching at Southwestern State College in Weatherford in 1968. He received his Elementary School Administration Certification from the University of Oklahoma in 1971. He served in the U.S. Army from 1957 to 1959 and spent most of his service time in Germany. He worked as an instructor in the medics. He married Maryestelle Clare on October 27, 1961 in Lawton. From 1956 -1964 he worked as a Vocational Agriculture Instructor at Lookeba-Sickles. He was employed at Bishop Public Schools from 1965 - 1995 where he served as teacher, assistant principal, principal and superintendent. He joined the Northwest Kiwanis Club in 1970 where he served as president from 1974-75. He also served as president elect, vice president and for five years as treasurer. In 1992 he was elected Lt. Governor of District 18 for the Texas-Oklahoma Division. He volunteered in 1967 for the American Lung Association of Oklahoma and served 20 years as a State Board member and ten years as Secretary for the association. He was awarded the State Wonder Worker award for Southwest Oklahoma and was presented the association's highest award, the Carl Puckett Award, in 1991. He had been active with the NEA, OEA, Elementary Principal Association, Agriculture Teachers Association, Lawton Volunteer Action Committee, Helpline of Lawton, Boy Scouts of America and Community Coordinator for AARP of Lawton. He was also a life member of the Southwest Oklahoma Iris Society as well as the Lawton Area Friends of Iris Society. He was a member of First Assembly of God in Lawton and had served as teacher, youth leader, children's department Sunday school leader and Sunday school superintendent. He particularly enjoyed singing in the church choir. He had also been involved with Gideon's International. He is survived by his wife, of the home; three sons and two daughters in law, Jack Wesley and Darsha Bishop, Duncan, James William and Lorabeth Bishop, Lawton and John Weldon Bishop, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; five grandchildren, Jared Wesley Bishop and wife Kaliegh, Jamin William Bishop, Natosha Matheny and husband Eric, Tyler Conrad Bishop, Thomas Logan Bishop; six great grandchildren, Johathon Keith Bishop, Darien, Matheny, Riley Matheny, Tylon Hamm, Eli Matheny and Kaleb Matheny. His parents and a brother, Billy Ray Bishop, preceded him in death.