Shirley Fisher

She is preceded in death by her husband, Horace Ray Fisher Sr., her parents James Acey and Mary Finch "Pig" Carlisle, and her brother, Daniel Hosten Carlisle.

Diane was born in 1939 in Roanoke Rapids and graduated from William R. Davie High School in 1958. She met and married Horace Fisher in 1959 and started a family. She had three children (Ray, Craig and Michael) and worked for J.P. Stevens as a weaver until she retired in 1991 after the death of her husband. She adopted her first two grandchildren, Lacey and Josh, and raised them as a single parent. Diane loved cruising to Mexico and Hawaii. She was an active member of the Harvest Temple Pentecostal Holiness church for more than 40 years and loved her church family.

She leaves behind many loved ones and friends including her children: Ray Fisher and his husband, James Brave, of West Sacramento, CA; Craig Fisher of Pamlico, NC; Michael Fisher and partner, Angela Jenkins, of Roanoke Rapids; Her grandchildren: Lacey Fisher of Roanoke Rapids; Joshua Fisher and his partner, Ardella Delamora, of Roanoke Rapids; and Haley-Brooke Fisher of Roanoke Rapids; Her sisters, Sandra Tomlinson of Roanoke Rapids who was also her primary caregiver and best friend; and Doris Marie Carlisle of Skippers, VA; And her brothers: James Carlisle of Roanoke Rapids; Walter "Butch" Carlisle and wife, Beverly. She also leaves behind with a plethora of nieces, nephews, and their families along with so many dear friends in North Carolina and California who will mourn her loss.

Services will be held at the Harvest Temple Pentecostal Holiness Church at 2267 W 10th St. in Roanoke Rapids on Friday, January 20th at 2pm followed by a graveside service at Cedarwood Cemetery. The family will also receive visitors on Thursday, January 19th, from 7 to 8:30pm at Hockaday Funeral Home at 507 US 158 in Roanoke Rapids.

Online condolences may be sent to www.hockadayfs.com