Harry Leighton Fisher II (1932 - 2020)

Born 12 Feb 1932 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

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Died 23 Sep 2020 at age 88 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Harry was the only son of Donald Fisher and Mildred Howell born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 12 Feb 1932. ^[1]

He went to Brentwood High School in is hometown.

Harry Graduated from West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia, 1951 - 1955 and Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC, 1955-1959. During the time at West Virginia Wesleyan he was a member of the School Cross County team and was dubbed the name "Ironman Fisher."

He married Carole Ann Frazier In Pittsburgh, 1955. Together they had three children.

Harry worked as an Executive for the Boy Scouts of America, 1960 - 1969.

After the death of his Father in 1971, he quit smoking and resumed his exercise regimen of running and competed in 5 Ks and marathons until he was 79 years of age.

He worked as a Juvenile Probation Councilor for the Court Service Unit, until he retired in 1997.

After Retirement, Harry worked part time as a Coach for the Martinsville High School Bulldogs cross-country team. During that time he started the Girls Cross-Country Team.

Residences

Eastern Shore, Maryland, going to School at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC, 1955-1956.

Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, again 1959.

Keyser, Mineral County, West Virginia, 1960 -1965.

Stanton, Augusta County, Virginia, 1965 - 1967.

Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, 1967 - 1969.

Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia, 1969 - 1970.

Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, 1970 - 2010.^[2]

Kernersville, Forsyth County, North Carolina, 2009 - 2020.

Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, 2020.

Harry Fisher II Obituary Written by son, Don fisher.

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Sources

1. ↑ 1940 US Census for Harry Fisher in household of Donald G Fisher; database with images, FamilySearch ( : 13 December 2019); Baldwin Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 2-14, sheet 22A, line 24, family 374, NARA digital publication T627; Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012.
2. ↑ United States Public Records, 1970-2009 for Harry L Fisher; database NO Image, FamilySearch.org ( : accessed 29 December 2020), citing Residence from 1 Jun 1993 to 25 Mar 2008 Martinsville, Virginia, United States.
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #216157127 for Harry Leighton Fisher II, 1836-1908, Burial, Cremated, Ashes scattered in North Carolina mountains, Died Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States; Created by: Apollymi, 29 Sep 2020, Photo added by June Bug Lawless.
4. ↑ Jenny Lawless Firsthand knowledge, 8 January 2019.