Richard Franklin Fisher

b. 4 July 1917, d. 10 October 1998
  • Richard Franklin Fisher was born on 4 July 1917 in Geneva, Ontario County, New York.
  • The following appeared on 28 July 1917 in the Geneva Daily Times: The following births have been recorded at the office of the City Registrar . . . July 4 - To Mr. and Mrs. Roy R. Fisher of 16 Worthington avenue, a boy, Name, Richard Franklin.
  • Roy Robson Fisher and Harriet Adeline Johnson appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Geneva, Ontario County, New York, at 16 Worthington Avenue. Other members of the household included Richard Franklin Fisher.
  • Roy Robson Fisher and Harriet Adeline Johnson appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Geneva, Ontario County, New York, at 143 West Street. Other members of the household included Richard Franklin Fisher.
  • He married June Lillian Boughtin, daughter of Lewis John Boughton and Lilian Blood, on 29 January 1947 in Geneva, Ontario County, New York, at Trinity Episcopal Church.
  • The following appeared on 29 January 1947 in the Geneva Daily Times: Miss June Lillian Boughtin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis J. Boughtin of 72 Madison street, was united in marriage to Richard Franklin Fisher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy R. Fisher of 143 South West Street, at noon today at Trinity Episcopal Church.
         Rev. Samuel H. Edsall, rector of Trinity performed the ceremony, assisted by Rev. Frank Fisher of Rochester, uncle of the bridegroom. Dr. George Henry Day, organist, played the traditional wedding marches.
         Escorted by her father, who gave her in marriage, the bride wore an ivory velveteen gown in medieval style fashioned with high neckline and leg-o-mutton sleeves. She wore a necklace, the gift of the bridegroom. Her short veil of ivory illusion was arranged with a tiara of seed pearls and she carried a white prayer book with camellias.
         Mrs. John L. Boughtin, matron of honor, wore a green velveteen period gown and a contrasting feather head-dress. She carried an old-fashioned bouquet of Talisman roses.
         The Misses Hazel Russell and Olive McWilliams were bridesmaids. They were gowned in velveteen period gowns in gold and red respectively, styled with sweetheart neckline, three-quarter length sleeves, and bouffant skirts, and wore feather head-dresses in contrasting color. Their old-fashioned bouquets were of red roses and white carnations.
         Mrs. Boughtin, mother of the bride wore a gown of pink crepe with sequin trim and a corsage of yellow roses, and Mrs. Fisher, mother of the bridegroom, was attired in aqua crepe and wore a corsage of gardenias.
         After the ceremony, a reception was held at the Armitage in Seneca Falls. Sixty tuests attended.
         Both young people are graduates of Geneva High School. The bride has been employed in the Harry M. Touhey Insurance office. Mr. Fisher is a graduate of Hobart College and was in the Armed Forces for four years. He is at present attending Law School at Cornell University.
         Pre-nuptial events included a dinner at Legott's by the W. L. M. Club; a variety shower by Mrs. T. Robert Saunderson; a shower by Miss Hazel Russell; a personal shower by Mrs. George Breitfeld; a variety shower by Mrs. George Minor; a luncheon at the Hotel Seneca by Miss Olive McWilliams; a tea and variety shower by Mrs. William Scheu; a dinner at Legott's by Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Touhey.
  • The following appeared on 19 April 1954 in the Geneva Daily Times: (Waterloo) Richard Fisher, newly appointed village attorney, has moved his law offices from the four corners over the Square Market to the offices of the late Judge J. Willard Huff, 14 W. Main St.
         The transaction for making the transfer has been completed according to Mr. Fisher. He has carried on his law practice in the second floor office since coming to Waterloo in June, 1949.
         Mr. Fisher is the son of Roy R. Fisher, Geneva. He was educated at Geneva schools and attended Hobart College, after which he entered the Cornell University Law School and was graduated from there in 1948. After his graduation, he was associated with the law office of Samuel R. Levy, Canandaigua.
         He married the former June L. Boughtin, Geneva. The young couple have three children, William J., 5; Joyce A., 3, and Frank R., 1. They purchased the home of Jennie Reid, 106 E. William St., in 1952, and moved to Waterloo in 1953.
         A veteran of World War II, he served for 46 months, rising in rank from private to first lieutenant in the Army Air Corps. As an officer, he served as code security officer, receiving his discharge in April 1946.
         He is a member of the Waterloo Rotary Club, Veterans of Foreign Wars, F. and A.M., Lodge 113 of Waterloo, I.O.O.F. and a member of the Seneca County Bar Association.
         Elsewhere on the same page:
         In an article in the Times Tuesday, an omission left out the salary of the village attorney. The newly appointed village attorney, Richard Fisher, will receive $600 a year which is the same salary as last year.
  • The following appeared on 28 June 1971 in The Geneva Times: Mrs. Adeline J. Fisher, of 264 Washington St., Geneva, wife of Roy R. Fisher, died this morning in Geneva General Hospital following an illness of several weeks.
         Private funeral services will be at the family home on Washington St. at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday for the immediate family and close friends. The Rev. Dr. Frank R. Fisher, her brother-in-law, and the Rev. Dr. J. Richard Hart, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery.
         There will be no prior calling hours. Those who wish may contribute to the Herrick Class of the First Presbyterian Church or to St. Peter's Church. The courtesy of no flowers is requested by the family. The Corwin Funeral Home of Geneva is in charge of the funeral arrangements.
         Mrs. Fisher was born in Waterloo, the daughter of the late Frank and Agness Miller Johnson. She attended schools in Waterloo and graduated from the Waterloo High School when there were only nine members in her class.
         She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, the Amaranth and the Herrick Bible Class of the First Presbyterian Church. She was also active in Red Cross and USO work.
         Surviving besides her husband, are a son, Richard F. Fisher of Waterloo; and five grandchildren, William Fisher of Kalamazoo, Mich., Joyce, Frank, Cynthia and Robert Fisher of Waterloo; several nieces and nephews.
  • The following appeared on 31 January 1985 in the Finger Lakes Times: (Geneva) Roy Robson Fisher, 97, of 264 Washington St., died Wednesday afternoon (Jan. 30) in Taylor Brown Memorial Hospital, Waterloo, after an extended illness.
         There will be no prior calling hours.
         A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Waterloo, with the Rev. David Mihalyi officiating. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery, Geneva, at the convenience of the family.
         The courtesy of no flowers is requested. Memorial contributions may be made to Taylor-Brown Memorial Hospital.
         The Mull Funeral Home, Waterloo, is in charge of arrangements.
         Mr. Fisher was born in the town of Geneva Aug. 29, 1887, son of Francis M. Fisher and Emma Robson Fisher. He moved to the Washington Street address at about seven years of age.
         He was a graduate of Geneva public schools and was manager and part owner of the former Baker and Stark men's clothing store in Geneva for more than half a century. For many years, Mr. Fisher was a member of the Geneva Masonic Locge and served on the Geneva City Cemetery Commission.
         Surviving are on son, Richard F. Fisher of Waterloo; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and two nieces.
  • The SSDI lists Geneva, New York, as the last residence of record of Richard Franklin Fisher.
  • Richard Franklin Fisher died on 10 October 1998 at age 81.
  • June Lillian Boughtin became a widow at his death.
  • Last Edited: 24 Aug 2011

Family: June Lillian Boughtin b. 31 July 1921, d. 30 April 2011