Obituary: Geneva Margaret Ann Bishop, 79

Longtime Alaskan Geneva Margaret Ann Bishop, 79, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at her daughter's home near Soldotna.

Geneva was born June 16, 1946, in Roseburg, Oregon. She moved to Alaska in 1976, living in Anchorage for a short time before moving to Petersburg. She lived in Petersburg until moving to her daughter's home in 2022.

Geneva was preceded in death by her husband, Ben Bishop and a brother, Alan Wooden.

Those left to cherish her memory include her son, Tim Bishop and his wife, Tammy, of Sanford, NC; daughters, Billie Symons and her husband, Henry, of Soldotna, AK and Lucelia Graves and her husband, Ricky, of Nikiski, AK; grandsons, Ben Bishop of Sanford, NC and Ricky Graves of Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada; granddaughters, Jerrica Bardwell of Sanford, NC, Brittany Abrams and Rebecca Abrams Lyle, both of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and Jessica Graves of Nikiski, AK; great-granddaughters, Harli Folda, Jenna and Karson Henderson, all of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and Selene Graves of Cold Lake, Alberta; great-grandsons, Axel and Knox Bardwell, both of Sanford, NC, and Ricky "Little Ricky" Graves of Cold Lake, Alberta; and her brother, Mike Wooden and his wife, Glenda, of Roseburg, OR.

No services are planned at this time.