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  Christina Fisher

 Christina H. Fisher, 88, Black
Lick, died Thursday, Nov. 20, 1997,
at Indian Haven Nursing Home,
Indiana, following an extended ill-
ness.
 The daughter of Robert and Mary
Hancock, she was born Dec. 25, 1908,
in Blacklick Township, Indiana
County.
 In addition to being a full-time
mother and homemaker, Mrs. Fish-
er was active in the Black Lick Free
Methodist Church as a leader with
the Christian Youth Crusaders and
the Sunday school's seasonal pro-
grams. She also did tutoring in the
Literacy Program of Indiana Coun-
ty.  She enjoyed gardening and allù
types of embroidery work.
 Surviving are seven daughters
and three sons: Zelda Roghair, Colo-
rado Springs, Colo.; Curtis Fisher
and wife, Mary Alice, Export; Mrs.
Thomas (Daisy) Carson, Warren;
Lucinda Elgin and husband, the
Rev. Dr. George Elgin, Clovis,
Calif.; Robert Fisher, Black Lick;
Violet Roghair and husband, Rich-
ard, Virginia Beach, Va.; Lillian
Fisher, Greensburg; Beverly Sorisio
and husband, Elmer, Indiana; John
Fisher and wife, Connie, Latrobe;
and Linda Kamperin and husband,
Kenneth, Salina; 29 grandchildren,
31 great-grandchildren and six
great-great-grandchiIdren.
 She was preceded in death by her
husband of 62 years, Aaron L. Fish-
er, in 1988; three brothers: Ray-
mond, John and Robert Hancock;
three sisters: Mabel and Lilly Henry
and Mary Muir; and her parents.
  Friends will be received from 2-4
 and 7-9 p.m. Monday at the James F.
 Ferguson Funeral Home, Blairs-
 ville. A funeral service will be held
 at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25, with
 Pastor Fred Craig and her son-in-
 law, the Rev. Dr. George Elgin,
 coofficiating. Interment will be in
 Coral Lutheran Cemetery, Coral.
  Memorial donations may be made
 to the VNA of Indiana County, 119
 Professional Center, Indiana, Pa.,
 or to the Black Lick Free Methodist
 Church.