Celebrating the life of
John Ingram Fishburne, Jr., MD
August 18, 1937 - August 07, 2025
JOHN INGRAM FISHBURNE, JR., MD
John Ingram Fishburne, Jr. died on August 7, 2025, at the age of 87. John and his loving wife of 64 years, Jean, have resided at The Landings for last twenty years, having first discovered it in 1975 when a private practice medical career in Savannah was briefly considered. John was originally a Charlestonian, while Jean was born and raised in Savannah.
In 1945 John’s father became a US Foreign Service Officer and the family began a peripatetic existence which took John to a varied education abroad. When he finished his formal education, he had attended thirteen schools in three languages (English, French and Spanish). He was a graduate of Princeton University and the Medical College of South Carolina. With the MD degree in hand, he served a surgical internship at Duke University Hospital, then entered the Air Force as a captain and flight medical officer. After a two-year stint in the military he served residencies in Obstetrics and Gynecology and in Anesthesiology at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. His love of teaching then led to a career of thirty-three years in academic medicine with numerous accolades (too many to mention), at UNC (Chapel Hill), Wake Forest University, and as Chairman of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department at the University of Oklahoma, a position which he held for fourteen years.
He retired from the University of Arizona, Phoenix Campus, in 2005, where he held the position as Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Maricopa Medical Center. In retirement he has served as a Director of The Landings Association and as a Director of The Landings Company.
For recreation he played golf and tennis with friends. Jean, his wife and best friend of 64 years, and he took two or three international trips each year and have enjoyed several of these with the ’59 Princeton Tigers. He is survived by his wife Jean Crawford Fishburne and their three children: John Ingram Fishburne, III, JD LLM; Barron Crawford Fishburne, MD with wife Leanne and children William (his wife Brooke) and Sarah (her husband Hunt); Virginia Fishburne Casey, MD with husband Kevin and children John Turner, Claire, and Andrew.
In lieu of flowers, contributions to his favorite charity would be appreciated.
John was always such a gracious host when he and Jean hosted delightful dinner parties. I have so many extremely fond memories of traveling with John and Jean through South America. My late husband, John, and John Fishburne never missed an onboard trivia game and I'm not sure they were ever beaten! A favorite on that trip was an afternoon on a Paracas Bay dune adventure. Rest in peace, dear friend.
- Carolyn Szlasa, Savannah, GA
John was a very kind and considerate man who's company we always enjoyed. He will be sorely missed. Our sincere condolences to his wife, children and grandchildren. With much love, Jean and Peter Casey.
- Jean Casey, Minoa, New York
John became a good tennis court friend of mine in his last years of playing. He was kind, fun to be with. Always the perfect gentleman, he had good sense of humor. He definitely made this world a better place. I will miss him! Tom Stanley, retired Neurology, Savannah, member men's Thursday tennis, Franklin Creek.
- Thomas M. Stanley, MD, Savannah, Ga 31411
John and Jean have been wonderful neighbors and friends . I always enjoyed their company on trips and various venues at the Landings. John was so intelligent and helpful to Ed and I. I'll never forget their golf cart race even though I don't remember who won.
- Mary Coulson, Savannah, GA
Services under the direction of:
Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel
912-352-7200
- Services Will Be Private
