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Alice Grassmyer Fisher

Birth	:	24 Mar 1889 White County, Indiana, USA
Death	:	12 Feb 1937 Pulaski County, Indiana, USA
Burial	:	Pulaski Presbyterian Cemetery, Pulaski, Pulaski County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.9703560, -86.6609955
Description	:	The Logansport Press, Saturday, February 13, 1937, front page WOMAN KILLS SELF AT HOME NEAR PULASKI Coroner Burson Returns Verdict of Suicide After Probe Pulaski, Ind., Feb. 12--Mrs. Harry Fisher, 48, wife of the former trustee of Indian Creek township, Pulaski county, who was found dead of bullet wounds at her home south of here, committed suicide, according to Claude Burson of Francesville. He said the woman had been despondent over poor health. The woman, suffering high blood pressure for some time was apparently affected mentally when she took a small bore rifle from the farm home four miles south of here and fired... Read More	The Logansport Press, Saturday, February 13, 1937, front page WOMAN KILLS SELF AT HOME NEAR PULASKI Coroner Burson Returns Verdict of Suicide After Probe Pulaski, Ind., Feb. 12--Mrs. Harry Fisher, 48, wife of the former trustee of Indian Creek township, Pulaski county, who was found dead of bullet wounds at her home south of here, committed suicide, according to Claude Burson of Francesville. He said the woman had been despondent over poor health. The woman, suffering high blood pressure for some time was apparently affected mentally when she took a small bore rifle from the farm home four miles south of here and fired two shots through her brain. The tragedy occurred about 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon. Funeral services, with the Burson funeral home of Francesville in charge, are still undecided. Surviving the deceased besides the husband are several children, some of them married. Logansport Pharos Tribune, Saturday Evening, Feb. 13, 1937, front page SHOOTS SELF WITH RIFLE Mrs. Harry Fisher Wife of Former Trustee, Despondent Over Ill Health PULASKI, Ind.--Mrs. Harry Fisher, 50, wife of the former trustee of Indian Creek township, shot herself to death in the bedroom of her home at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon, firing one bullet from a single shot .22 caliber rifle through her left temple. Mrs. Fisher, who had been in failing health for the past month went into the kitchen of her home and secured the weapon and then returned to her lower floor bedroom while her daughter, Olive, who had been caring for her, was upstairs. The daughter, hearing the fatal shot rushed to her mother's bedroom where she found the body stretched across the bed. Dr. G. McCaskey of Winamac was summoned by Mrs. Fisher was dead when the physician arrived. Coroner Claude Burson of Francesville was summoned and the body later was removed to the Burson and Son Funeral Home in Francesville. Surviving besides the husband are one stepson, Donald, and five daughters, Olive, Nola, Mary and Nancy all at home and Velma of Chicago. Funeral arrangements have not been made.

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Where is Alice Grassmyer Fisher's memorial?
Alice Grassmyer Fisher's memorial is located at: Pulaski Presbyterian Cemetery, Pulaski, Pulaski County, USA.
When did Alice Grassmyer Fisher death?
Alice Grassmyer Fisher death on 12 Feb 1937 in Pulaski County, Indiana, USA
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Latitude: 40.9703560
Longitude: -86.6609955

Family Members:

Parent

William Henry Grassmyer

(1860 - 1941)

Mary Ann Ross Grassmyer

(1853 - 1937)

Spouse

Harry Fisher

(1881 - 1947)

Siblings

Myrtle Melinda Grassmyer Clymer

(1887 - 1934)

Lauretta Grassmyer Benjamin

(1890 - 1931)

Oscar Otto Grassmyer

(1893 - 1975)

Jacob Morris Grassmyer

(1896 - 1991)

Children

Velma Irene Fisher Bagby

(1915 - 1999)

Olive Grassmyer Fisher Mendenhall

(1917 - 1985)

Mary Rebecca Fisher White

(1921 - 1993)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Pulaski Presbyterian Cemetery
Pulaski, Pulaski County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9703560, -86.6609955

2. Saint Josephs Cemetery West
Pulaski, Pulaski County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9779140, -86.6733210

3. Saint Josephs Cemetery South
Pulaski, Pulaski County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9485500, -86.6622000

4. Tippecanoe Cemetery
Pulaski County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9491005, -86.7045212

5. Hoover Cemetery
Pulaski County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9356003, -86.6885986

6. Pauls Chapel Cemetery
Winamac, Pulaski County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9624100, -86.7192841

7. Indian Creek Cemetery
Winamac, Pulaski County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9213982, -86.6663971

8. Star City West Cemetery
Star City, Pulaski County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9696999, -86.5727997

9. Dead Mans Hollow Cemetery
Pulaski County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0189400, -86.5831299

10. Clark Cemetery
Buffalo, White County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9056015, -86.7155991

11. Star City Cemetery
Star City, Pulaski County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9748001, -86.5568008

12. Winamac Cemetery
Winamac, Pulaski County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0489006, -86.6110992

13. McKinley Memorial Gardens
Winamac, Pulaski County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0499992, -86.6117020

14. Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Headlee, White County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8904419, -86.6108170

15. Saint Peters Catholic Cemetery
Winamac, Pulaski County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0546989, -86.6211014

16. Buck Cemetery
Thornhope, Pulaski County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9322014, -86.5447006

17. Burroughs Cemetery
Pulaski County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0546989, -86.7277985

18. Bell Center Cemetery
Bell Center, White County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8689003, -86.6474991

19. Sutton Cemetery
Winamac, Pulaski County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0261383, -86.5440140

20. Reed Cemetery
Winamac, Pulaski County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0553017, -86.5753021

21. Idle Cemetery
Pulaski County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0325012, -86.7761002

22. Buffalo Cemetery
Buffalo, White County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8824768, -86.7472458

23. Olive Branch Cemetery
Star City, Pulaski County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0034904, -86.5189438

24. Saint James Salem Cemetery
Francesville, Pulaski County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9718933, -86.8126221