{"id":9576,"date":"2025-05-12T17:24:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T22:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=9576"},"modified":"2025-05-12T17:24:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T22:24:08","slug":"gail-e-fisher-85-of-effingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/uncategorized\/9576-gail-e-fisher-85-of-effingham\/","title":{"rendered":"Gail E. Fisher (85) of Effingham"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Gail E. Fisher exited her Earth Suit and stepped in to Eternity to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus forever on Sunday, May 11, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Gail was born February 13, 1940 to C. Loren and Frances Stringer in Lincoln, IL. She graduated from Lincoln Community High School, Lincoln College and Carthage College. She married John F. Fisher, the love of her life, on June 24, 1961 at Lincoln First Methodist Church. John preceded her in death in 2007. They had been married 45 years.<\/p>\n<p>Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 22, 2025 at Centenary United Methodist Church in Effingham, IL. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 22, 2025 prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are in the care of Johnson Funeral Home in Effingham. Memorials may be made to Effingham County Humane Society or Centenary UMC\u2019s Good Samaritan Fund. Online condolences may be shared at www.johnsonandsonsfh.com.<\/p>\n<p>Gail was a lifelong Methodist and currently a member of Centenary United Methodist Church in Effingham. She was a member of Little Harps on the Prairie, Great Lakes Harpers, So-Lows camping group, GOWS camping group and Leisure Travel Vans camping. She was also a member of IRTA and taught grade school for 33 years in Illinois in Lake County, Illinois. Gail earned a 1st degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and studied Tai Chi. She taught women\u2019s self defense classes in the 1980\u2019s. She loved music and played flute, piccolo, and harp. She taught beginning harp lessons. Gail and her husband John were woodworkers and made dulcimers and celtic harps of many sizes. Gail was an avid reader and had co-authored many humorous articles with John for Camping and RV and Trailer Life magazines. They had a passion for cats and helped to neuter, spay and find homes for 33 strays. Gail loved to travel in her RV. She and her cats visited 33 states and parts of Canada. Some of that time was spent visiting gem mines and hunting for semi-precious stones.<\/p>\n<p>She is survived by a daughter, Kami (Steve) Hansen of CA; son, Kevin (Susie) Fisher of Zion; granddaughters, Nicole (Chris) Parr, Danielle (husband, Donnie Moore) Hansen, Julie Fisher, and<br \/>\nSarah Fisher; 5 great-grandchildren, Mariah Parr, Gavin Parr, Damian Moore, Donovan Moore, and Drayton Moore; sister, Becky (Tom) Steele; 4 nieces, 3 nephews, and many great nieces and nephews. A special cousin, Marilyn (Todd) Syverson and children were precious to Gail.<\/p>\n<p>Gail was preceded in death by her husband, John; parents; grandparents; and sister, Tania Gordon.<\/p>\n<p>Many special friends and neighbors were a treasure to her, as was her cat, Annie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gail E. 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