Pearl Fisher Lieurance, age 89

Pearl Fisher Lieurance, age 89 of Rutherfordton passed away Sunday, April 14, 2018.

Pearl was born May 8, 1928 in Rowan County, and was a daughter of the late Wade W. Fisher, Sr., and Ruth Huffman Fisher. She worked for many years as the secretary for the First United Methodist Church of Forest City.

Pearl was a member of Rutherfordton Presbyterian Church where she had served on the Session was a church Elder and was active in the Presbyterian Women. She was a former member of the Rutherfordton Women's Club, a Girl Scout leader and the Griffith Rutherford Chapter of the DAR. Pearl also enjoyed traveling with the First United Methodist Senior group.

In addition to her parents, Pearl was preceded in death by a daughter, Cindy Lieurance and brother and sister-in-law, Wade W. Fisher, Jr. and Nancy H. Fisher.

Survivors include her daughters, Debbie L. Miller (Jim) of Franklin, Tennessee, and Sherry L. Young (Scott Thomas) of Shelby. There are also four grandchildren, and a great grandson.

Funeral services were held at Rutherfordton Presbyterian Church. Rev Dr. Donald C. Scofield, Jr. officiated. Memorials may be made in her memory to the Rutherfordton Presbyterian Church Building Fund, PO Box 1133, Rutherfordton, NC 28139 or the American Cancer Society, 1901 Brunswick Avenue, Suite 100, Charlotte, NC 28207.

The family would like her caregivers, Libby Boone, Cindy McFarland, Mike and Arlene Smith and the staff of Oakland Living Center.

The Padgett and King Mortuary & Crematory is in charge of arrangements.