James Robert Fisher
11/1/1926 - 4/2/2015

James Robert Fisher (Bob), 88, of Lake Jackson, TX passed away Thursday, April 2, 2015, at Oak Vilage Heal th Care. Bob was born on November 1, 1926 to James and Fanny Fisher in Cumberland County, Illinois. He graduated from Waynesville Ohio High School in 1944. He attended Oxford University in OH, and various art schools in Indianapolis, IN.


Bob and Anna recently celebrated 64 years of marriage. They resided in Phoenix, AZ from 1971 until 2002 before moving to Lake Jackson, TX. Bob was an art instructor at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN. He also was a commercial artist and retired from Motorola in Phoenix, AZ. Bob was a member of the Cactus Corvair Club. His biggest hobby was collecting car models and books, and wood carving. He enjoyed reading and being on the computer.


Bob was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Jeri Ann Carlton; son, Kit Fisher; brother-in-law, John Wheeler; and brother and sister-in-law, Bill and Joann Fisher.


Survivors include wife, Anna Fisher, of Lake Jackson, TX; sons, James, of Tempe, AZ and Kerry, of Houston, TX; son-in-law, Robert Carlton, of Mesa, AZ; four grandsons; two granddaughters; four great-granddaughters; one great-grandson; sisters, Mary Ellen Wheeler, Jane (Melvin) Johnson; brothers, Bud Fisher, Fred (Patty) Fisher, all of Indiana; as well as numerous loving relatives and friends.


A memorial service honoring Bob's life will be held at Lakewood Funeral Home, 98 No rth Dixie, Saturday, April 18, 2015, at 3:00 p.m.

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