Helen Louise Wilhite Bishop

Mrs. Helen Louise (Wilhite) Bishop, age 82, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Monday, May 24, 2021, in Ocean Springs. Helen was born on March 3, 1939, in Eros, LA, to Oledia Gertrude Wilhite and George Harper. She was a 1958 graduate of Eros High School and worked for Singing River Mall in Gautier for many years. She was an avid Saints fan, loved playing bingo and coaching her children in softball and soccer. Helen was preceded in death by her parents, Oledia Gertrude Wilhite Rollen and George Harper, her sisters, Margie Wilhite Jones, Elizabeth Stowell, Barbara Wilhite Duncan and brother, James Harper. Survivors include her ex-husband, Luther Leon Bishop, son, David Arthur Bishop, daughter, April Dawn Bishop (Todd) Engle goddaughters, Terrie Martin and Maureen Touchard, like a daughter, Michelle Miller Straight, grandchildren, Raegan Amelie Engle, Lauren Nicole Engle, Lynn Tashiro, Hollie Michelle Engle, Joshua Ryan Zaworski, Dani Martin and Michael Martin, nieces, Marti Farrar, Teresa McCaskill and Jodi Carter, many other nieces and nephews and her "family" at Samaritan House Apartments and Villa Maria Apartments. Visitation will be on Friday, May 28, from 10am until 11am, with an 11am Celebration of Life, all at the Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers the family prefers donations be made to the American Heart Association.