Now is the time Now was the time Mrs. Jean Fisher, formerly of Anna, Illinois, died peacefully on December 6, 2014, in Round Rock, Texas. Jean was born July 17, 1927 in Carbondale, Illinois to Thomas Elmer and Beulah Pearl Barnes.

She was a war wife during the Korean war, living in Japan for a year and a half with a young daughter and one child on the way until her husband, 1st Lt. Don Allmon was killed. She returned to the states and lived in Carbondale. She was an attractive woman and was frequently a model for the Alyce Fly Shop in Carbondale.

Jean married Hal McCarty, a well respected man in the community, and was a help to him with their business, McCarty Funeral Home, until Hal’s death in 1970. She loved cooking and was once featured in the Southern Illinoisan magazine for her triple layered chocolate cake. She was a great entertainer and hosted many dinner parties in her home. She was an avid bridge player, which allowed her to make friends wherever she lived. She married Glen Rioux and moved to Hilton Head Island, SC. After a lengthy illness with Parkinson’s disease, she was widowed once again.

She later married Bob Fisher and they traveled the world. After a brief illness, Bob passed away in 2012. Jean is survived by 2 daughters, Anne McCarty Moore and Patty McCarty Austin:, one son, Hal McCarty and Katherine of Salado: 9 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. In addition to her to her parents, Jean was preceded in death by her husbands, granddaughter, Alyssa McCarty; great-grandson, Maddox Gabriel Haas; sisters, Elizabeth Hallagan and Margaret Marx, and brother, Torn Barnes.

Services in Salado, Texas are in the care of Broecker Funeral Home, Salado. Visitation for Mrs. Jean Fisher will be held Monday, December 15, 2014 from 11 to 1 :00 pm with funeral service to follow at Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home in Anna. Burial will follow at the Anna Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Alzheimers Association. Services in Salado, Texas are in the care of Broecker Funeral Home, Salado.