Harry Vernon Fisher

Brown Summit– Harry Vernon Fisher, 69, of 480 Guilrock Lane, died Thursday, August 6, 2009 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Sunday, August 9, 2009 at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel, with David Mellor officiating. Interment will follow at Alamance Memorial Park in Burlington with military rites.Born in Dunkirk, Indiana to the late Rev. David Emerson Fisher, Sr. and Blanch Marie Horn Fisher, Harry served in the US Army during the Korean War from 1956- 1962 and in Vietnam from 1962-1965. He was a retiree of Cox Motor Express with 38 years service as a truck driver and drove a school bus for 2 years. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Joyce Rittenhouse Fisher; brothers, David Emerson Fisher, Jr., Steven Henry Fisher, Sr., Lawrence Horn Fisher (Beep Beep), Paul Fredrick Fisher, Sr., Erwin Cleveland Fisher, Frank Fisher, Johnny Fisher, Carl Fisher; sisters, Ruth Loraine Fisher, Grace Allen Fisher and June Fisher.Survivors include his sons, Harry Fisher, Jr., Bobby Fisher and wife, Debbie, Richard Fisher and wife, Nikki; daughters, Elizabeth Fisher Frederick and husband, Willis, Jamie Fisher and husband, Norm, Tina Fisher Mellor and husband, Jonathan and Lori Fisher Porter and husband, Jeffrey; fourteen grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; brother, Elmer Edward Fisher; sister, Mary Maxine Fisher Banstetter.The family will receive friends on Saturday evening from 6 to 8 PM at Wilkerson Funeral Home and other times at the residence.Memorial Contributions may be made to Hospice of Rockingham County, P.O. Box 281, Wentworth, NC, 27375.