MEADE – Lorene Fisher, age 97, died Friday afternoon, April 25, 2008, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas.

She was born July 19, 1910, in rural Meade County, the daughter of Ora M. and Francis Adeline (Worman) Randolph. As a young girl she attended the Meade School system. After her education, she married Byron Harrison Fisher at Ashland, Kansas. Upon their marriage, the couple made their home in rural Meade, operating the Meade Ayr Dairy Farm. They later moved to California later to return to Meade where they owned and operated Fisher Painting and Decorating as an interior decorator.

She was a member of the United Methodist Church, Meade. Lorene enjoyed gardening, in particular her strawberry plants, working outdoors, and assisting her husband on the farm.

She is survived by:

Two daughters, Kay Ross of Meade
Elaine Sawyer and husband, Alfred of Meade

Nine Grandchildren, Tim & Lori Ross of Meade
Diantha & Gary Partin of Amarillo, Texas Teresa & Rocke Ellis of Castle Rock, Colorado
Donna & Darryl Henry of Colby, Kansas Cheryl & Chadd Copeland of Plainville, Kansas
David & Arlene Sawyer of LaQuinta, California Richard Sawyer of Las Vegas, Nevada
Collene Fisher Brenda Fisher

Fourteen Great-grandchildren One Great-great-grandchild

She is preceded in death by her husband, Byron on February 3, 1990; a son, Robert Max Fisher on October 19, 1984; a daughter, Anna Mae Fisher on August 19, 1931; a brother, Randford Henry Randolph on October 17, 1990; and two sisters, Leona Randolph and Rosetta Randolph.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 29, 2008, at the United Methodist Church, Meade, with the Reverend Susan Greene presiding. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Monday at Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary, Meade. Interment will be in the Graceland Cemetery, Meade.

The family would welcome memorials to the United Methodist Church or the Windows to the World in care of the mortuary.