Funeral services will be conducted Thursday afternoon, September 3, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. from the chapel of the Taylor Funeral Home. Visitation will be on Thursday beginning at 2:00 p.m. until time of services. Fire Fighters Honors will be observed at the close of the service. Burial will be in the Middle Tennessee Veterans Cemetery at a later date. To view Mr. Fishers service live please click HERE.
Those desiring, memorials are suggested to the Wounded Warriors Project.
John Edward Fisher, age 86, of Dickson, TN died peacefully August 29, 2026, at Tri-Star Centennial Medical Center. He was born in Mt. Vernon, Iowa on January 26, 1940, to the late Ralph Scott and Betty Jean Messenger Fisher. He was preceded in death along with his parents by two sons, Jonathon Charles Fisher and Charles Edward Fisher, his brother Jimmy Fisher, his sister Janice Fisher. Finally, John was also preceded in death by his beloved four-legged companion Bo. Bo traveled extensively all over this country with John and Fern. He has been married to the former Fern Ferguson for 28 years.
John was a retired fire fighter with 23 years of service between the years 1962 and 1992 in Evanston, Illinois. Work was really an enjoyment to him, always working. While with the firefighters he worked part time with Allens Paint Company and later after retiring and moving to Dickson he worked with Stewart Lumber Co. for some 20 years.
Along with serving his community as a firefighter he proudly served his country in the United States Air Force as an aircraft mechanic.
John and Fern loved traveling and spending their winters in Mission, Texas to escape the Tennessee winters. While at home here in Tennessee, John really enjoyed his trips to Tunica.
John Fisher was a quiet, smart and personable gentleman, a man of few words but so full of wisdom.
He loved collecting all types of things, especially beer cans. John spent hours reading and catching up on the world news. He loved car and automotive shows and was proud to be a FORD man.
He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Fern Ferguson Fisher, his sons, Robert Fisher (Angela) and Scott Brooks (Louise), his daughters, Patricia Harvery and Mona Davis, his six grandchildren, Michael Patchak, Dylan Patchak, Seth Fisher, Jack Davis, Ashley Torres and Mary Beasley, and 16 great grandchildren.
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Fern
I saw a post from Barbara Burke that your beloved John died. We are so sorry. John was such an amazing and loving friend and person. He now has angels in heaven attending to him. Our love goes out to you Fern as you mourn and so dearly miss him.
John will be missed. He was quiet but if you asked him a question he would tell you the answer. He was such a knowledgeable man. Bob and I will miss him very much. He was a great person and friend.