[NFBWV-Talk] Fwd: MARY FISH

[Sheri Koch]

Definitely sad news. She was such a neat person and I felt fortunate to
know her

Sheri

On Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 10:18 AM Marcus Soulsby (NFBWV) via NFBWV-Talk <
nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Fellow FederationIsts,
>
> I was saddened to learn from Jack Yahnke at our quarterly board meeting
> this weekend that longtime NFBWV and Sightless Workers Guild member Mary
> Fish had passed away back in November. The obituary is below.
>
> I remember Mary as being one of our real up and comers about 15 years ago
> when she first joined.  She was very quick to get involved in our movement
> and learn all about it, and really seemed to be at home in our
> organization.  She served NFBWV faithfully as a board member and working
> member of several of our committees.
>
> I had already been missing her for the longest time, and I know we all
> will from this point forward.
>
> Marcus Soulsby
> President, NFBWV
>
> —
>
> Mary Williams Fish passed away at home on Wednesday, November 3, at the
> age of 74. Mary was a devoted daughter, wife, sister, and aunt, and will
> always be remembered for her kindness, her generosity of spirit, and her
> love of family. Mary was born at Ohio Valley General Hospital on November
> 17, 1946, to the late Louie and Betty Williams. She grew up alongside her
> younger sister and brothers, Millie, Fred and Eddie, in Cameron. Mary never
> met a stranger, and during the years that she and her husband Jim owned
> Fish’s Furniture Store in Cameron and Moundsville, she could always be
> found chatting up her customers – she truly had the “gift of gab.” Mary
> dearly loved her family and was happiest when the entire gang was together.
> Travel was one of her pleasures, and her favorite trips were family outings
> – at the beach house in North Carolina with the Cook, Chelette and Piccotti
> cousins, and her last trip, a Disney cruise with her brother Fred and his
> family.
>
> Mary was a wonderful aunt to several generations of children, including
> her nieces and nephews, Amanda, Dolly, Jack and Louie, and her
> great-nephews and great-niece, Jon, Ruby, Kenneth, and Ben. To them, she
> was Aunt May or Aunt Mimi, and especially in her later years she took great
> joy and pride in watching them grow.
>
> Mary was predeceased by her parents, her husband Jim Fish, her brother
> Eddie Williams and her niece Amanda Rich. Survivors include her sister
> Millie Rich, her brother Fred Williams (Kara), her stepdaughters Diana
> Anderson and Sheila Bennett, her niece Dolly Dalton, her nephews Jack and
> Louie Williams, her great-niece and greatnephews, many beloved aunts,
> uncle, cousins and friends, and her mischievous dog and constant companion,
> Chloe.
>
> The family would like to give special thanks to her cousin, Tammy
> Chelette, and her family, who kept in close touch and made many trips to
> visit Mary when she was no longer able to travel, and to Tom and Cindy
> Heise, her neighbors and friends who looked in on her for so many years.
>
> Family will receive friends on Sunday, November 7th, 2021 from noon until
> time of memorial services at 1:30 p.m. at the Anderson Funeral Home, 1109
> 2nd Street, Moundsville, WV
> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/1109+2nd+Street,+Moundsville,+WV?entry=gmail&source=g>
> with Reverend Steven Jumper officiating. Private interment in Highland
> Cemetery, Cameron.
>
> In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Seeing Hand
> Association, Inc., 750 Main Street, Wheeling WV 26003
> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/750+Main+Street,+Wheeling+WV+26003?entry=gmail&source=g>
> .
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> > From: Jack Yahnke <Jackyank213 at gmail.com>
> > Date: January 23, 2022 at 10:42:53 AM EST
> > To: Marcus Soulsby <msoulsby at nfbwv.org>
> > Subject: Fwd: MARY FISH
> >
> > 
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > Jack
> >
> >
> > Begin forwarded message:
> >
> >> From: "(null) (null)" <jyahnke at yahoo.com>
> >> Date: January 23, 2022 at 9:56:35 AM EST
> >> To: Jack <jackyank213 at gmail.com>
> >> Subject: MARY FISH
> >>
> >> MARY FISH
> >>
> >> http://www.theintelligencer.net/obituaries/2021/11/mary-fish-2/
> >>
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
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