George Edward Fisher, 89 of Gordonsville died Monday December 13, 2021 at the Martha Jefferson Hospital. Born August 7, 1932 in Louisa County, he was the son of the late Russell Jennings Fisher, Sr. and Ophelia Whitlock Fisher. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Jennings Fisher and three sisters, Martha Marie Smart, Beth Lashley and Bonnie Ornduff. Mr. Fisher graduated from Virginia Tech where he served in the ROTC and he was also a U.S. Army Veteran. He was a lay leader at Gordonsville United Methodist Church and a member of the adult choir. He served on the board of directors of Southern States, Select Sires and Farm Credit. He was also a Mason and a member of the Louisa Ruritan Club for many years.
Mr. Fisher is survived by his wife of 64 years, Jane Goodall Fisher, three sons, Terah Ashby Fisher and wife Susan, David Lewis Fisher and wife Mary Scott, Russell Edward Fisher and wife Katie, two sisters, Hilda Gibson and husband Herman, Lyndall Fisher, eight grandchildren, Tara Marie Fisher, Kaitlin Qian Fisher, Laura Ashley Fisher, David Randall Scott Fisher, Tiffany Fisher Deavers and husband Cory, Chelsea Lynne Fisher, Daniel James Fisher, Caroline Jane Fisher, three great-grandchildren, Warner, Hattie, Jackson Ridge and many cousins, nieces, nephews and extended family.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday December 18, 2021 at Gordonsville United Methodist Church with interment to follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in Louisa. Pastors Ethan Shearer and Dennis Perry will officiate. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday December 17, 2021 at Preddy Funeral Home in Gordonsville.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a charity of your choice.
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