Biography: Dolores Wilde Bishop, died on Friday, September 9, 2011, after a valiant battle with renal cancer. She was born June 16, 1929 in New Orleans, LA to the late William Albert Wilde and Elva Irene Bennett. She spent her childhood in New Orleans, where she attended nursing school and met her husband, Clarence Alvin Bishop, whom she married in December 1949. After a brief stay in Illinois for his residency, they made their home in Little Rock where Dr. Bishop practiced thoracic surgery and was head of admissions at the Veterans Administration Hospital. Dolores was engaged in her community and generously offered her time and talent to many organizations including the Oak Forest Garden Club, Delphi, VA Women?s Auxiliary and CARTI. She was a lifelong tennis enthusiast and longtime member of Pleasant Valley Country Club and Little Rock Athletic Club. She played in numerous tournaments throughout the years, garnering state and regional titles with her cherished tennis buddies. She had a passion for interior decorating and was an accomplished artist in both oil and watercolor. She spent many enjoyable afternoons in the company of her art, sewing and bridge groups. Her family was the center of her life and she will be remembered as a devoted wife and loving mother whose charm, sense of humor and winning smile will be greatly missed. Mrs. Bishop was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Dr. Clarence Alvin Bishop. She is survived by her sister, Ruth Tucker of Hot Springs; four children, Judy Servidio and husband, Jim of Conroe, TX, Bea Chapman and husband, Duke of Little Rock, Clarence Bishop of Bixby, OK and Dee Trotter and husband, John of Big Sandy, TX; four grandchildren, Jeffrey Servidio, Judd Servidio, Katherine Trotter, Matthew Bishop and three great-grandchildren, Alexis Servidio, Megan Servidio and Liliana Servidio. The burial service will be private. The family will receive friends at the Country Club of Little Rock for afternoon tea on Friday, September 16, 2011 at 2 p.m. Join us in celebrating a long life well lived. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice Home Care of Little Rock. The guestbook may be signed at www.ruebelfuneralhome.com.