The Sidney herald., 1958-06-25
Bailey Fisher
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ana Fat Gould. The fulkerSor
Funeral Home was in charge OF
arrangements.
After the funeral a lunch was
served at the Alvin Fisher home
by women of the community.
Bailey Fisher was born April
7, 1882, in Detroit, Mich. He was
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Fisher. His mother died when he
was six years old and he was
reared in the home of his pater-
nal grandparents. In his early
youth he accompanied his father
to Kitchener, Ontario, Canada,
and later came to Montana in
1902. He was among the first 10
take up a homestead on Charlie
Creek, just south of Brockton,
after the survey of 1909 and he
resided on that original home
stead until his retirement three
years ago when he and his wife
moved to Sidney and their son,
Alvin and family took over the
home place,
His marriage to Lucy Arm
strong, the daughter of pioneer
ranchers in the Charlie Creek
community, took place July %,
1912, in Glasgow. To this union
IS children were born, eleven
Of whom survive. They were all
with him much of the time dur
ing his last illness and all were
home with their families for the
funeral service. One daughter,
Mrs. Lucille Peterson of Anchor
age, Alaska, had been home only
two days following a visit here
with her father, when she re-
ceived word of his death and
came back to attend the funeral
service.
After taking up his homestead
on Charlie Creek Mr.. Fisher
gradually increased his ranch
ing operations until he acquired
more than he was able to han
die in later life. Some of of his
land he disposed of but he kept
the original homestead. His son
Alvin has operated the home place
for the past few years when his ia
theirs health made it necessary
for him to retire and the parents
moved to Sidney to make their
home.
During his so years of ranching
Mr.. Fisher served in many cap
acities on committees working
for the betterment of his commu-
nifty. He was generous, kind
hearted, and a willing worker
and was highly respected by all
who knew him. In his home h,
was known to be a loving hus-
band and father.
Mr.. Fisher served on the Char
lie Creek School Board for AZ
years, AZ years of which he was
chairman. During this time all
of his children completed the
school. He was Soil Con-
servation Supervisor for Is years,
president of the Farmers Eleva-
tor Co. at Brockton, a member of
Sidney Lodge No. 90 A. F. &
A. M, Sidney Moose Lodge No.
$50, Sidney Elks Lodge No. 1882
and the Sidney Lonsdale Meth
odist Church.
Survivors are his wife; seven
sons, George, William and Alvin
of Charley Creek, Charles of Ell
mer City. Wash. Edgar of Mis-
soula, Harry of Billings, and
Vance of Fargo, ND; four daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Leonard Smith of Sid
ney, Mrs. Henry Miller Jr. and
Mrs. Leslie Candee, both of
Charley Creek. and Mrs. Russell
Peterson of Anchorage, Alaska;
a brother, Alvin of Spokane,
Wash; a sister, Mrs. James Clark
of Shoal Lake, Manitoba, Can
ada; "a grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren. All were in
attendance at the funeral except
the one brother, who was on a
vacation trip to California and
unable to be located.
Other relatives here for the
funeral services yer Mrs. Fish
er's cousin and her husband, Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Aitcheson and Mrs.
Aitcheson's mother, Mrs. Lucy
Curren another cousin and his
wife, MI. and Mrs. John Curren
of Billings, MI. Fishers sister
and her husband, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Clark, and his cousin and
her husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Nell
vim Grieve, all of Shoal Lake,
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