Manie Fisher Obituary (1923

Manie Elizabeth Fisher, the daughter of the late Flora Whitico and John Butler, was born on October 27, 1923 in Grasonville, MD. She departed this life on September 18, 2009 at Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, MD. Manie married the late James Edward Fisher, Sr. on January 24, 1942, to this union one son was born, James Edward Fisher, Jr. Manie was a member of Bryans Methodist church as were her grandparents the late Florence and William Whitico, she received her education from Grasonville Elementary and Kennard High School in Centreville, MD. She worked at various jobs throughout her life including domestic service, Campbell Soup, the seafood houses at Kent Narrows and as a cook in Annapolis. Her love for cooking guaranteed you that if you came to her house, you would eat. Throughout her life Manie has been a true and devoted friend to a host of people in her path. To know her was to immediately fall in love with her. She had a magnetism that was undeniable and wisdom beyond belief. She attended to the needs of her grandmother Florence, her Uncle James and Aunt Annie, during their illnesses, by getting them to the doctors, helping with medications and staying overnight at their home to assist. She eventually moved her Aunt Annie in with her when she was no longer capable of living alone, all this while attended to her husband who was dying of cancer. After the burden of attending to both her aunt and her husband became too great, she had to admit her aunt into a nursing home, crying all the way there to sign the admittance documents. She also had a way with written word that belied her level of education and often wrote beautiful comments about friends and family at their funerals. At 83, as a result of illness, Manie had a partial leg amputation but she never missed a beat. After surgery she did rehab at a nursing home in Denton, MD and there she recruited new friends with whom she stayed in touch with after her release. Manie enjoyed the rest of her life entertaining family and friends at her home and occasionally dining out. She was a devout Christian and talked about the Bible with her pastor and friends. Manie is preceded in death by her husband James E. Fisher, Sr., uncles William Whitico Jr., James Whitico, aunts Anne Mary Turner, Sarah Winfield and Manie Whiting. She leaves to cherish her memory, a son, James E. Fisher Jr., daughter in-law, Cecilia M. Fisher (District Heights, MD); goddaughter, Kandice Brown (Grasonville, MD); special cousin, Betty Knowlin (Grasonville, MD) and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2009 12 noon at Bryans UM Church Main St Grasonville, MD with a viewing one hour prior to the services. Interment in the church cemetery. Condolences sent to www.henryfuneralhomepa.com