Dorothy Viola Fisher Obituary (1917 - 2006)

Age 88 of Eaton Rapids and formerly of Leslie died Monday, July 3, 2006 in Eaton Rapids.? Born July 24, 1917 in Onondaga, one of eight children born to Lorenzo and Mirian (Bement) Chesley.? Mrs. Fisher was formerly employed as a Clerk for W.R. Thomas Five and Dime Store in Eaton Rapids, she was also well known for her arrangements with wood fiber flowers and had received many ribbons for her chrochet work at craft shows.? She had been active with the Square Dance Club in Mason and the Swing-um-Gingham group and was a former member of the Leslie Methodist Church and had attended the Brookfield United Methodist Church.? Preceding her in death were her husbands Carl Edward Beers in 1962 and James "Bill" Fisher in 1987; 2 daughters, Norma Canfield and Virginia Sanders; granddaughter, Cindy Bowles ; special niece, Beverly Locke and her 7 brothers and sisters. Surviving are 2 sons, Carl (Rhonda) Beers of Leslie, Norman (Marilyn) Beers of Mason; 2 sons-in-law, Richard Sanders of Springport and Wilford Cnafield of Eaton Rapids; 3 step-daughter, Barbara (William) Alberts of Charlevoix, Marilyn (Robert) Snaderson of Stone Mountain, Ga., and Shirley Bennett of Dimondle; 26 grandchildren, 59 great grandchildren and 14 great great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be Saturday, July 8th at 11:00 A.M. from the Skinner Funeral Home in Eaton Rapids with burial following in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Leslie.? Family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday from 6-8P.M..? For those desiring memorial contributions may be made to the Eaton Rapids Medical Center in Memory of Dorothy V. Fisher.