Sophia Ruth Fisher, 18, of Tifton passed away Saturday, June 30, 2018. Her funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, July 6, 2018, at Northside Baptist Church in Tifton with Dr. Fred Evers and Dr. Bruce Merriman officiating. Sophia will be laid to rest at Oakridge Cemetery with Dr. Mark Holloway officiating. The family will receive friends Thursday, July 5, 2018, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Northside Baptist Church in Tifton.
Pallbearers will be Brandon Chitwood, Austin Chitwood, Drew Chitwood, Blake Chitwood, Noah Smith, and Nicholas Smith. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Show Choir and the Choral Department at Tift County High School.
Born May 11, 2000, Sophia was the daughter of Richard and Lynda Sumner Fisher of Tifton. She was a senior at Tift County High School. Sophia brought joy and light to everyone who knew her. She lived her life according to her chosen motto: “Be Happy.” That motto was contagious, and she spread happiness everywhere she went.
Throughout her years in high school, Sophia was involved in many activities and groups. She was a dance captain in the TCHS Ladies’ Choice Show Choir, and she worked for countless hours to inspire her fellow choir members to be the best they could be. Her smile lit up the stage during every show. She had been chosen to be a member of Eighth Street Singing Company in the fall. She also competed with the TCHS Swim Team and the Cross Country Team and she was a member of the drama club. Sophia loved Jesus and was an active member of the Northside Baptist Church youth group and traveled to Jamaica on a mission trip last summer.
Although her years on this earth were short, they were filled with love. Sophia loved her friends and she kept a circle of people around her that came from many different backgrounds and walks of life. She was devoted to the children that she nannied. She adored her brothers and loved her parents fiercely.
Sophia will leave a legacy of kindness, and she will be remembered for her sweet and sassy spirit.
Sophia was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Mack Sumner of Tifton, GA and her paternal grandmother, Kathryn Rose Skinner of Panama City Beach, FL.
In addition to her parents, she is survived by three brothers, James Fisher, Daniel Fisher and Matthew Fisher of Tifton; her maternal grandmother, Mary Sumner of Tifton; and her paternal grandparents, Tobey and Cynthia Fisher of West Palm Beach, FL. She is also survived by her aunt Lindsey Fisher of Long Beach, NY; her aunt and uncle Kelli (Fisher) and Scott Ogletree of Midland, TX; her aunt and uncle Laurie (Sumner) and Danny Oldham of Nashville, TN and their son Will Oldham; her uncle and aunt Lee and Suzanne Sumner of Montgomery, AL and their children Samuel and Jessica Sumner, Andrew and Jessie Sumner, Sarah Sumner, Joanna Sumner, Joshua Sumner, Jonathan Sumner, and Abigail Sumner.
Memorial gifts may be made to Northside Baptist Church Youth Missions, 4605 Murray Avenue, Tifton, GA 31794; or the Tift County High School Choral Department, 1 Blue Devil Way, Tifton, GA 31794.