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Lisa Carol Fish McDuffie 58, of Sanford passed away Friday, January 2, 2026. Funeral services will be held on January 6, 2026, at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home at 2pm. Burial will follow at Buffalo Cemetery. The family will receive friends at 1pm before the service at the funeral home.
Lisa was preceded in death by her mother Harriet Rebecca Black Chavez and grandson Daniel Mexicano. Lisa loved spending time with her family. Gardening was a lot of her pastime, she loved playing games and especially the Publishers Clearing House, she won $50,000 and they came to the house with a big check, ballons and flowers.
She is survived by her life partner for over 20 years Richard Wicker, children Jessica Black Ramos (Elvin), Jeffrey Wayne McDuffie, father Larry Wayne Fish (Kathy), grandchildren: Miriam Ramos Black, Gabriella Black and Braelyn Ramos, sisters: Wendy Black, Marcy Petti, Karen King and Lanee King, also had many cousins, nieces, and nephews.
Memorial donations can be made in her honor to the funeral home to help the assist the family with funeral expenses.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
509 Carthage Street, Sanford, NC 27330

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