Houston Telegraph (Houston, TX), Feb 29, 1864

OBITUARY

WILLIAM PHILLIP FISHER was born in Mecklenburg County North Carolina March 10, 1797. In 1818 he removed to Alabama where he resided until 1854 when he removed to Texas and settled in Walker County. He died at his residence, after a short illness, on the 8th instant.

Col. Fisher was a kind husband, an affectionate father, and a good master. He was a man of marked industry, skill and success as a planter; he was just and generous in his relations to others. He was one of the most patriotic and liberal citizens of Walker County, and while he had always been ready to assist the poor, he has, since the war began, been surpassed by none in liberality to the families of soldiers and in devotion to the cause of the country. He has been regular, systematic, and untiring in efforts to do his whole duty.

At the time of his death, Col. Fisher had been forty years a member of the Methodist Church. With a high sense of honor, a cultivated sense of Christian piety, a thoughtful retiring disposition he passed unobtrusively, but very respectfully through life and has left his children the inheritance of an unsullied man, and an honorable example. His end was peaceful; calmly and joyfully he departed, in the hope of a glorious resurrection. A good man has gone to rest - let us cherish his memory and emulate his virtues.

R. T. Heflin, Huntsville, TX Feb’ry 23, 1864
{Transcribed by Veneta McKinney}