Mr. Sterling Woodrow Fisher Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Sterling Woodrow Fisher was called home to the Lord on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. He was born September 27, 1946 in Warrenton, Virginia to the late William and Susie Fisher. Sterling accepted Christ at a young age and was baptized and fellowshipped into New Bethel Baptist Church, Washington, DC. He served on the Junior Usher Board. He attended DC Public Schools. Sterling went to work with his late brother John Fisher for JP Tillman Cement Finishing Company where he learned cement finishing and brick work. He also did plumbing, plastering, sheetrock and wood work. He worked at an Exxon Service Station where he trained and was certified as a mechanic. He had a love for motorcycles and cars. He enjoyed fixing and rebuilding cars. It wasn’t a car that he couldn’t fix. He also raced motorcycles and cars. Sterling worked for the National Bureau of Standards before he went to work for the National Gallery of Art where he worked as a sheet metal mechanic until he retired. After retirement he worked with his brother John part-time for Mr. Spencer doing home Improvement on his apartment buildings. Sterling enjoyed being with his family and friends. He married twice, first to Valarie Harris, to this union was born a daughter, Vanessa M. Fisher and a son, Sterling W. Fisher, Jr. On December 30, 1976 he married Regina D. Jackson. He leaves to cherish his memory his belove wife Regina Fisher, his beloved daughter Vanessa Fisher and Sterling W. Fisher Jr.; beloved twin granddaughters Cierra and Shatarus Harding, one sister Nona Conway; 3 nieces Susan Burch, Lolita Conway, Carla Wayns; 4 nephews Kenneth Windley, Jon Windley, Carol Wayns, Manly Proctor, a host of great nieces and nephews; great-great nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.

Mr. Sterling Woodrow Fisher

September 27, 1946 - June 29, 2021