Hattie Fischer to be Parade Marshall

Hattie Fischer has been selected to serve as this year’s Parade Marshal for the 129th annual 16th Celebration.

Hattie Fischer was born on Feb. 14, 1931 in Sims, Arkansas in a small incorporated community in Montgomery County. She grew up with four brothers and three sisters.

Hattie married at the age of sixteen to Laudell Raper. Her and her husband farmed for two years before moving to Stillwater, Oklahoma.

To this union, a son Larry was born. While living in Stillwater, she went to work at Smith’s restaurant on Main Street.

Hattie loved the restaurant lifestyle and worked at several different restaurants in Stillwater along with JCPenney. Sadly, her and her husband divorced, and she moved to Perry where she went to work for Eddie Parker at the Kumback Café.

This is where she became well known and loved by the citizens of Perry.

While working at the Kumback Café she met Maurice Fischer in 1970 and they later married. On Aug. 16, 1977 Hattie became the owner of her own restaurant, Hattie’s Place located in the 500 block of Fir in Perry. Hattie and Maurice worked side by side and had the restaurant from 1977 to 1988. The two remained together for 34 years until his death.

Everyone knows Hattie for her friendliness and all-around happy personality.

One of Hattie’s favorite pastimes is playing games down at the Senior Citizens Center, dancing and visiting with fellow seniors.

She has earned the title of the “queen of song” performing for the group during the open mic night at the Senior Citizen Center.

Hattie is a long time member of the First Christian Church.

Hattie is truly an icon of Perry; The Perry Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce Hattie Fischer as your 2022 Cherokee Strip Parade Marshall.