Monday, January 31, 2011

Famous File: Max Waldo Schmidt Bishop

Located at Hillcrest Cemetery in Gravette, AR.
This is a cenotaph.
Max
Waldo
Schmidt
Bishop

Oct 30, 1908
Gravette, AR
Nov 18, 1994
Ailey, GA

Buried in
Peterson
Cemetery
Ailey, GA
Bishop

Arkansas
Native Son

Beloved
 Husband
and Father

Blessed are
 the pure in
 heart, for
 they shall
 see God.
Matthew 5:8

Obit from The University of Chicago Magazine December 1995
Max W. Schmidt-Bishop, PhB'32, a former ambassador to Thailand, died November 17, 1994, in Ailey, GA. He was 86. He spent his career with the Department of State, holding diplomatic and military posts throughout Asia. He retired in 1961, having received the Medal of Freedom and a presidential certificate of merit. He is survived by his wife, Jessie; a son; three daughters; and a brother.

You can read more about him at the following link.
Arkansas Gravestones
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