Marvin Leroy "Sonny" Fisher

Marvin Leroy "Sonny" Fisher, 71, of Warrenton, died Friday, Feb. 19, 2010, in Astoria.

He was born Sept. 15, 1938, in Cashmere, Wash., to Glen and LaVerna Fisher. After two years in Washington, the family moved to Warrenton, where he attended school. He resided in and around the Warrenton area for the rest of his life.

On June 12, 1958, he married Lydia Hayden in Longview, Wash. They had six children. They later divorced.

In 1984, he married Carol Cota in Warrenton. They later divorced. He remained close friends with both former wives.

Mr. Fisher worked for the Airport Crab Pot Company and the San Juan Fish Cannery. Later, he worked at the Warrenton mill until he retired.

Family members said he enjoyed spending time with his family, crib games with his friends and visits with his longtime friend, Dick Mattson. He enjoyed clam digging, canning and smoking fish and shellfish. He loved to cook and entertain, and volunteered to cook at many oyster feed events in the Warrenton area. He loved the town of Warrenton and would stop by the Warrenton boat basin every day to see what fishing boats were in and out.

He is survived by two sons, Robert Fisher of Emmett, Idaho, and Ronald Fisher of Anchorage, Alaska; two daughters and sons-in-law, Kathryn and Rick Martin of Emmett and Kristen and Gary Baird of Astoria; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Leta Pelican of Port Angeles, Wash., and Liz and Fred Wildgrube of Elsie; nine grandchildren, Melissa Cokley and her husband, Mike, of Knappa, Jennifer Bergerson and her husband, Chris, of Warrenton, Sara Jenson and her husband, Joel, of Dundee, Michelle Smith and her husband, Jason, and Mindy Wheatly, all of Emmett, Miranda Moran of Weiser, Idaho, and Randy Layman and Brian and Luke Van Gundy, all of Astoria; 14 great-grandchildren, Tripp and Rhett Cokley, Haley, Charlie, Ben and Oliva Bergerson, Taylor and Trista Jenson, Chasity Ballard, Jordan Smith, Lia and Jada Wheatley and Jayden and Janessa Moran; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by two children, Kimberly and Randall Fisher; and a sister, Charlotte Biddle.

A memorial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Warrenton Baptist Church, 30 NE First St. in Warrenton. A reception will follow at the church.

A graveside service will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday at Greenwood Cemetery,  91569 Highway 202 in Astoria.

Memorial contributions may be given to the Oregon Heart Fund or a charity of one's choice, in care of Caldwell's Luce-Layton Mortuary, 1165 Franklin Ave., Astoria, OR 97103.