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| Name |
Charles William Fisher |
| Birth |
8 Jun 1901 |
Hannibal, Marion, Missouri, United States  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
7 Apr 1967 |
Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
| Burial |
11 Apr 1967 |
Mount Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
7 Dec 2017 |
OQUIR |
| FamilySearch ID |
LY7Q-8XZ |
| Person ID |
I173587 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Family |
Alvah Meredith Boyington, b. 17 Oct 1907, Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, United States d. 2 Feb 1998, Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, United States (Age 90 years) |
| Marriage |
7 Sep 1936 |
Ray, Missouri, United States |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F39134 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
21 Nov 2024 |
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 | Birth - 8 Jun 1901 - Hannibal, Marion, Missouri, United States |
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 | Marriage - 7 Sep 1936 - Ray, Missouri, United States |
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 | Death - 7 Apr 1967 - Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
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 | Burial - 11 Apr 1967 - Mount Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 7 Dec 2017 - OQUIR |
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| Notes |
- CHARLES WILLIAM FISHER ~
was born in Hannibal, Missouri to William and Minnie Fisher. He was a se l f-made man and he worked very hard throughout his life to accomplish ma n y things.
He was educated in Kansas City at the Benton Elementary School where h e f irst met fellow classmate Walt Disney, and they remained very close l ifet ime friends! Charlie also met Walt's older brothers Roy O. Disney an d Ray mond A. Disney and he also remained close friends to the Disney bro ther s for the rest of his life.
Charlie served in the Army Ambulance Corp in WWI in France in 1919 and h i s boyhood friend Walt Disney served at the same time and was in the sa m e division where Charlie served!
At age five, tragically, he witnessed his father being killed by a trai n . At that point in his young life, he began selling newspapers and he a lw ays turned over his small income to his mother .
His family included brothers Earl, Roy and sister Nathaline. He was a bu s iness partner with his brother Roy. He also attended the Kansas City Ma nu al Training School where he learned to use his hands to build and remo de l homes.
Charlie met and married Alvah Meredith Boyington. They resided in Kans a s City, Missouri. Following Charles' passing in 1967, Alvah remarried h e r first husband Raymond Disney in 1969 .
Early in life, he managed the Foreman & Clark Clothing Store in downto w n Kansas City. Charles was then named the Division Manager for Bond Clo th ing Stores in the Midwest where he continued for over 30 years. His of fic e was in the Bond Clothing Store at 1009 Main Street in the heart o f down town Kansas City, MO and his regional territory included several m idweste rn states.
He was a member of Central Methodist Church and prior to that Paseo Meth o dist Church where he was a very close friend to Pastor Rev. Edward W. P ot ts who was also the Ararat Temple's Chaplain. Charlie Fisher was an ac tiv e Mason and Shriner. He was appointed to the Ararat Temple Divan by I llus trious Potentate Frank S. Allison in 1945 and he was installed as th e Ill ustrious Potentate of Ararat Shrine Temple in 1952 where he led an d gre w the membership quite successfully .
Throughout his year as Potentate, he grew the Shrine membership to a rec o rd level! When he was Ararat's Potentate, he appointed William J. Tobl e r and Fred Bellemere, Jr. to the Divan. He believed and often stated: " I f everyone would live by the teachings of the Masonic Orders, this wou l d be a better world for everyone! "
He and his wife Alvah spent much time with the various Ararat Shrine act i vities including raising funds for the Shriner's Hospitals for Cripple d c hildren (now called the Shriner's Hospitals for children) and promoti ng a nd selling tickets for the annual Ararat Shrine Circus! He stepped f ort h and was the first Shriner to actively raise funds for the first bui ldin g ever for the Mother Chapter of the Order of DeMolay at 42nd & Pros pec t Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. Charlie was a very close friend t o Fra nk S. Land, the founder of the International Order of DeMolay an d a Pas t Potentate from Ararat Temple and a Past Imperial Potentate fo r the Shri ner's.
He was also an active member of the Royal Order of Jesters Court 54 whe r e he became the Court Director and Impresario. For over 35 years Charl i e met each Friday at noon for lunch and fun at the Hotel President wit h h is Jester friends where "Mirth was King." His very close Jester frien ds , among many others, included George W. Ryan, Sr. and Dr. Ray Evans an d F rank Newcomer, Sr & Jr and Robert C. Greenlease, Sr .
Charles served on the City Council in Kansas City, MO from 1959 to 196 3 w here he chaired the important fire and water departments. He was a cl os e friend to then Mayor H. Roe Bartle and he worked with Bartle and Lam a r Hunt to secure the Kansas City Chiefs Football team and he was a clo s e friend to Charlie Finley where he worked to secure Major League Baseb al l for Kansas City!
He was always a great example to his family and many, many friends. He h a d a keen and kind sense of humor and his willingness to help anyone wa s s o obvious throughout his life.
Charlie loved to fish and he had access to many ponds and lakes in and s u rrounding Kansas City. His close friend A. J. Stephens granted him life ti me access to his famous Basswood Springs Lodge where Charlie landed ma n y large mouth bass! There is a rather famous picture of Charlie fishin g i n his business suit at Basswood Springs when he had just landed a hug e la rge mouth bass! Another close friend was Robert "Bob" Duden who gran ted h im access to his many lakes on his large 500 acre farm north of Kan sas Ci ty.
Charlie Fisher vacationed in Minnesota for over forty years where fishi n g was the call of each day and he enjoyed the company of many family a n d friends who would trek very far back into the Minnesota woods to hidd e n lakes where the fish were so plentiful as well as the mosquitoes!! Th i s was always such an important part of his life--his times spent in Min ne sota! His good close friends Dr. Ralph and Joyce Peck and Irwin and Ol li e Pederson and Harry and Hilda Bauer in Crosslake, MN were always so h app y to greet and spend time with Charlie and his family for many, man y year s!
He always encouraged young people to work hard and to strive to do the i r best throughout their lives. He hired so many young people in his sto re s and he opened many opportunities for people he employed .
Charlie really had a passion and soft heart for stray dogs and cats. H e w ould go out of his way to find homes for stray animals, often takin g the m into his own home! He once found an injured coyote, nursed it bac k to h ealth, and gave it to a wild animal farm where it was returned t o the wil d.
Very sadly and suddenly, Charlie suffered a fatal heart attack on Apri l 7 , 1967 inside the Bond's Clothing Blue Ridge Store in Kansas City, MO . H e will always be remembered for his charity and goodwill and his goo d sen se. Among other things, Charlie is remembered for his huge fundrais ing ef forts in behalf of the Shriner's Hospitals for children, somethin g he alw ays encouraged his family and many friends to embrace!
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