The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-07
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WHILE At CHURCH
iWcll-Known Richmond Woman,
Suddenly Stricken by Heart
Trouble.
ATTENDED MORNING SERVICE.
Had Just Finished Decorating
Ctanccl With Flowers When
Taken Sick.

iii,J ustfa sl1e had completed the laying
OF the table for communion and tho
decoration OF the cllnnccl In Alonulnen.
tai Episcopal Church. n sclf-imposcd
duty she had performed regularly for
years Mrs. Eleanor Fisher, OF No. .
West Grace Street, dropped dead yes
|terday morning In the arms Of har5
friend and assistant. Mrs Richard
Hughes
The usual morning service. which
was to be conducted by Bishop Greer.
OF New York; the Rev Mr.. Colsson.
tile rector in charge, assisted by several
others, was about TO begin. and tho
church was already filling with n con-
grcgation that proved unusually large.
No ono knew OF the death Until Alr.
colston hurriedly appeared from, tile
vestry -roorns and called for a. physt-
clan. But II was already too late.
After sfo had given tho last touches
to tho communion table and arranged
the flowers. which, were In great profu-
sion. IN the chnncel. Mrs. Fisher walke4
into the yestry-room with Mrs. Hughes.
She suddenly put her hands TO ler
head. and rcmarking that she felt
strange. fell backward into the arms
of her friend. She died at once peace
lpfully, Just as she had completed tho
last little. service for tho church with
which sllc had been actively identified
eyer since her sirlbood.
Devoted to Church Work.
a physician from the congregation
and another from the Memorial Hos.
i'pital. nearby. went to Mrs. Fishers
side. but there was nothing they couil
do. except summon her son-ln-law. DR..
William Russell Jones, who was at
tending patients in his office at the
time. lie hurried to tho church and
arranged TO have the body moved. Tho
| services were about to commence. hut
I before entering the .chancel Bishop
| Greer knelt by tile side Of the body
with the others who were tn tho ves-
try-room. and read the commttaii SER
vice for the dead. The body was then
taken to the residence.
Death was due to heart trouble
though Mrs. Fisher had appeared to be
| in vigorous health up 10 the time OF
her death.
Mrs. Fisher had always been active
ly engaged in the work OF the societies
of the church. and In its missionary
llabors. She was president of tho
Daughters of the King. of the chancel
Guild. ice-president OF the W0man's
Auxiliary, and a member of al the
other church societies, besides being
teacher In the Sunday school She was
noted for her Christian character. Tor
her arduous and continued labors In
behalf OF every object of charity III
which the church was interested. anI
| for her kindly. gentle dispo.ftion. Sii.;
| was very quiet and unostentatious. and
it WIS said OF her that she spent her
life in going about doing good,
Daughter Notified.
Mrs. Fisher was the widow OF Alr.
Robert Haxall Fisher. who came to this
! city from stanton. and was the daugh-
ter OF Edwin NJ. Taylor. who married
Miss Jane e. Kinney. OF Stanton. She
! is survived by two daughters--nfrs.
James N. Higginson. OF Automatic coun-
ity, and Mrs. William Russell Jones. OF
IfRichmond: her niece. Miss Elizabeth
Fisher; one brother, Mr.. j. K. Taylor.
tof Staunton and one sister, Miss Eliza
Taylor, of Stanton.
; Mrs. IIiEginsOn was notified by long
distance telephone OF tho death OF her
mother, and arrived here early ycster-
day afternoon. She was attending SER
! vice when the news was brought to
her. Mr.. and Miss Taylor will probably
larrive this morning.
| The funeral will take place 1T II
/ o'clock to morrow.