Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, January 11, 1994 TAG: 9401110053
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-5 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: By RICK LINDQUIST staff writer
DATELINE: NARROWS LENGTH: Medium
Fisher's aunt, Mary Jo Turner, said that just before he died, Fisher - a group from his church at his bedside - had prayed for God to either cure him or take him. "He just turned his head over and went," she said.
Turner said Fisher never complained - even after he became gravely ill - and that he always held out faith that he would get well. "He really touched a lot of peoples' lives when you saw the kind of faith he had."
During last summer's event, Fisher's friends and neighbors donated over $7,500 to help pay his medical expenses and bills; he had been ill for almost two years.
Fisher was well enough to attend both halves of the event in his honor, and even won a 50-50 drawing after a town employee put his name on the ticket. "The money means something, but you find out how the town feels about you," he said after the festival.
Fisher was a father of three - including a 9-month-old son. He and his wife, Tabby, had been married about 2 years. He was the only child of Robert and Emogene Fisher.
Narrows Police Chief Buck Clemons said Fisher was a tireless worker who always found time to help with volunteer projects, including one to fix the Mill Creek dam following a flood. He said Fisher used to rise early to deliver newspapers, worked for the town during the day, and then mowed lawns and did other odd jobs evenings. "He was all the time staying busy or helping people," Clemons said.
by CNB