Fry, James William 'Billy' (1935 - 2018): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1935 - 2018 (83 years)

Name	Fry, James William 'Billy'
Name		James 'Billy' Fry (1935-2018)
Birth	2 Jan 1935	Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Reference Number	FRY.J001
_FGRAVE	188815731
Funeral	17 Apr 2018	Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1]
Military Service	Korean War, Specialist 3rd Class, United States Army [1]
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		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
		Generic Military Service Ribbons, Korean War NOTE: This list may be incomplete. Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
		Korean War (1950-1953)
		Korea
Death	13 Apr 2018 [2, 3]
Burial	17 Apr 2018	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1, 2]
	Full Military Rites will be performed at the graveside.
		Headstone, Fry, James
		Headstone, Fry, James 'Bill' and Linda D. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
Person ID	I17305	Carl Wayne Gray Research
Last Modified	8 Nov 2023

Father	Fry, Charles Harrison 'Charlie', b. 18 Jan 1887 d. 4 Jan 1979 (Age 91 years)
Mother	Howe, Katie Mable, b. 19 Aug 1899, Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois d. 1 Jan 1995, Flora Pavilion Nursing Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 95 years)
Marriage	9 May 1917 [4]
Age at Marriage	He : 30 years and 4 months - She : 17 years and 9 months.
Family ID	F6231	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Granby, Linda D., b. 14 Jan 1949, Richland County, Illinois d. 5 Nov 2023, Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 74 years)

Children

	1. Fry, J.W.
	2. Fry, D.E.
	3. Fry, C.
	4. Fry, S.

Family ID F7718 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 31 Jan 2023

Notes

James "Billy" Fry, 83, of Clay City, passed away on Friday, April 13, 2018 at his residence.

Billy was born on January 2, 1935 in Mt. Erie, IL, the son of Charlie and Katie (Howe) Fry.

He married Linda (Granby) on February 6, 1982 in Olney, IL.

Billy is survived by his wife of 36 years, Linda Fry of Clay City; son, James W. Fry and fiancee ,Sherry York, of Hatfield, AR; son, Donald E. Fry and friend, Sherry Evilsizer, of Flora, IL; daughter, Caralyn Riley and husband, John ,of Clay City, IL; daughter, Sandy Rodgers and husband, Carrol, of Cisne, IL; step-daughter, Angela Ash and husband, Dave, of Plainfield, IN; 9 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren and 3 step-grandchildren; sisters, Joyce Sue Winters and husband, Frank, of Caryville, TN, and Dorothy Smith of Springfield, IL; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, 4 brothers, and 2 sisters.

Memorials can be made to Shriner's Childrens Hospital or St. Judes or Bethlehem Christian Church.

A visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at the Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home in Clay City. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at the Bethlehem Christian Church in Clay City, with burial following in the Clay City Cemetery. Full Military Rites will be performed at the graveside.

Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home
Clay City, IL
April 14, 2018

Sources

[S4208] Findagrave.com, Obituary, Fry, James "Billy", (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188815731/james-fry), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S4209] Findagrave.com, Headstone, Fry, James "Billy", (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188815731/james-fry), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S15731] Kitler-Patterson Funeral Homes, Obituary, Fry, Linda D., 74, (https://www.kistler-patterson.com/obituaries/Linda-D-Fry?obId=29820829), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S4206] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Fry, Katie M. and Charlie H., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=18350272&PIpi=5456117), none. (Reliability: 2).