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Emily Fisher Mauney was born on December 16, 1930 in Raleigh, North Carolina to Dr. and Mrs. Hilbert A. Fisher. She graduated from Saint Mary's Junior College and Duke University where she belonged to Phi Mu Sorority. She married C. Herman Mauney on June 20, 1953, and they moved to Albuquerque, NM soon afterward. She is survived by her husband of 54 years,C. Herman Mauney, son Carl F. Mauney II of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL; son and daughter-in-law Charles H. and Beverly Mauney of Plano, TX; daughter and son-in-law Catherine and Scott Simmelink of Waterloo, NE; foreign exchange daughter Marisa Jordaan of Durban, South Africa; brother and sister-in-law Hilbert Cobb and Sue Fisher of Southern Pines, NC; mother-in-law Catherine Mauney of Gastonia, NC; brother-in-law and sister-in-law Charles F. and Lynne Mauney of Blowing Rock, NC; sister-in-law and brother-in-law Kay and Bill Berkeley of Spartanburg, SC; grandchildren/great-grandchildren Chris, Brandon & Lisa, Sarah, Rachel, Andrew, Denise, Garrett, and Baylee; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by parents Hilbert A. and Ethel Fisher, father-in-law Carl F. Mauney, and daughter-in-law Rebecca H. Mauney. She devoted her life to her family, church, and community activities. She was an active member of St. Luke Lutheran Church, UNMH Service League, Cosmopolitan Womens Club, PEO Chapter AN, Friends of Music, New Mexico Symphony Guild, ARCA Foundation, March of Dimes, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Foundation, and American Cut Glass Association. She shared her southern hospitality with her many friends and neighbors. She had a love of music and travel and she enjoyed her many bridge clubs. Cremation has taken place and a memorial celebration of her life will be held at St. Luke Lutheran Church, 9100 Menual Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM at 2:00 p.m., on Wednesday, January 16, 2008. Her internment will be Mountain Rest Cemetery in Kings Mountain, NC. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the UNMH Service League, 2211 Lomas Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106 or to the ARCA Foundation, 11300 Lomas Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87112. French Mortuary, Inc. 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE (505) 823-9400 www.frenchmortuary.com
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