William Edgar Frye Sr.
WWII vet, Hickory church member active in UMW
William Edgar Frye Sr., 89, of Hickory, died Wednesday, June 5, 2013, in Washington Hospital, following a brief illness.
He was born November 5, 1923, in Mt. Pleasant Township, a son of the late Albert Floyd Frye and Sarah Viola Sloop Frye.
Mr. Frye was a graduate of Hickory High School and worked as a heavy equipment operator at Aloe Coal Co. for 43 years.
During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army as a sergeant with Company A, 157th Engineering Battalion. He was involved in campaigns in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland and Central Europe. For his service, he was awarded the World War II Victory Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Medal with four bronze battle stars and the Good Conduct Medal.
He was a member of Hickory United Evangelical Presbyterian Church, where he served as an elder and deacon, and was an active life member of UMW International.
Mr. Frye was a former member of Mt. Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department, founding member and first president of Mt. Pleasant Township Little League Baseball and an umpire and member of Washington County Umpires Association.
He volunteered for Habitat for Humanity for 12 years and enjoyed woodworking.
On August 23, 1947, he married Florence Luella Martin, who died June 13, 2011.
Surviving are two sons, William E. Frye Jr. (Susan) of McDonald and Ronald Frye (Cynthia) of Elizabethtown; five grandchildren, Jesse Frye, Erica Palmer, Rhonda Rodriguez, Richard “Rocky” McGeary and Kimberly Dawson; and 10 great-grandchildren, Rowan Frye, Keaton Frye, Maranda West, Shelby West, Amanda McGeary, Samantha McGeary, Rocky McGeary, Ty McGeary, Sydney Dawson and Broc Dawson.
Deceased are brothers Albert Jr., David L., James M., Harry L. and Leroy Frye, and sisters Elizabeth Sherwood, Mary Rankin, Adeline Sheller, Viola Jean Dorma and Thelma Marquis.
Friends will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday and 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday in William G. Neal Funeral Homes Ltd., 925 Allison Avenue, Washington. Additional visitation will be held from 1 to 2 p.m., the time of services, Saturday, June 8, in Hickory United Evangelical Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Bob Shull officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Prospect Cemetery. Military rites will be accorded graveside by American Legion Edwin Scott Linton Post 175.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hickory United Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 210 Main Street, Hickory, PA 15340. Additional information and guest book are available at www.NealFuneralHome.com.