Kathy Bishop

Mrs. Kathy Padgett Bishop, 68, of Islandton, entered into eternal rest Saturday evening, August 20, 2022 at Trident Medical Center.

Born February 5, 1954 in Hampton, South Carolina she was a daughter of the late James Archie Padgett, Sr. and Maggie Ruth Tuten Padgett.  She was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church No.1.  She was a devoted wife, mother, sister, and aunt who loved her family and most of all, taking care of her daughter, Ashley, who was her pride and joy.  She chronicled our lives, held us close and put all others before herself.

Surviving are: her husband of 47 years, Wendell Allen Bishop; daughter, Ashley Bishop; brother, James A. Padgett, Jr. and his wife Becky of Barnwell; sister, Debra P. Schaekel and her husband Bill of Columbia; and many nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by her sister, Roxane P. Curtin.

Funeral services will be held 3 o’clock, Thursday afternoon, August 25, 2022 at The Brice Herndon Funeral Chapel, Walterboro.  Interment will follow in New Hope Christian Church Cemetery, Forks Road, Islandton.

The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service beginning at 2 o’clock at THE BRICE W. HERNDON AND SONS FUNERAL HOMES AND CREMATORY, WALTERBORO CHAPEL, 1193 Bells Highway, Walterboro. 843.538.5408. Visit the registry online at: www.briceherndonfuneralhome.com.