Sue grew up in the Reeds Spring area and graduated from Reeds Spring High School with the Class of 1962. After high school, she began working in a small clothing store in Reeds Spring and later at Woolworth’s on the square in Springfield, MO. While in Springfield she met David Bishop and they were wed on May 3, 1968, in Lebanon, MO. Their marriage began a new chapter that took them to several communities in Missouri over the coming years, including Warrensburg, St. Joseph, and Kirksville, where she managed college bookstores for University of Central Missouri, Missouri Western State University, and Northeast Missouri State University (now Truman University), respectively. After the birth of their son in 1979, Sue opened an in-home daycare and continued this after her and David moved to David’s hometown of Nevada, MO in 1982. By the late 1980s, she had started her own house cleaning business, which continued until her retirement in 2009.
Among the joys of her life were sewing, gardening, and baking, all of which she enjoyed sharing with others. Above all, the loves of her life were her two grandsons, Winston and Linden Bishop, who brought her immeasurable pride and joy. She always greeted them with hugs and a full cookie jar.
She is survived by one son, Will Bishop (Kristin) and two grandsons Winston Bishop and Linden Bishop, all of Redfield, KS; 2 brothers, Bill Mease (Lila), Galena, MO, and Max Mease (Carolyn), Crane, MO; 1 sister-in-law, Diane Mease, Galena, MO, the surviving spouse of her late brother Darrel Mease; and multiple generations of numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by both parents; her husband David; brothers Carl Mease, Ron Mease, and Darrel Mease; sisters Irene Jones, Alene Stewart, and Wanda Carr.
Visitation will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada with memorial services immediately following at 2:00.
Graveside committal services will be held in the coming weeks at Yocum Pond Cemetery near Reeds Spring, MO. Those details will be announced later.
Memorials are suggested in her memory to the Vernon County Cancer Relief for Life c/o Ferry Funeral Home.
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