Obituary of Willis D. Fry

Willis D. Fry, 79, formerly of 14489 W. Freemont St. Townville, died Saturday morning November 23, 2013 at Rolling Fields Nursing Home in Conneautville. Mr. Fry was born on July 10, 1934 in Oil City, a son of the late Lee and Edna Yoder Fry. He was married to Arlene B. Findlay on Sept. 6, 1958 at Wallaceville. She preceded him in death on Nov. 28, 2012. Mr. Fry was a graduate of Oil City High School Class of 1951. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict having served in the US Army. He entered the service on March 10, 1955 at Oil City and was honorably discharged on Dec. 20, 1956 with the rank of sergeant. He served 28 years with the PA National Guard. He had been employed as a sawyer at Eager Beaver Lumber in Townville for 19 years until his retirement in 1996. He had also been employed at Cornish Lumber at Bear Lake for 10 years and Maier Lumber at Bangor, PA for 10 years. Mr. Fry was a member of the Cambridge Springs Post 0381 American Legion; was a member of the TREA (The Retired Enlisted Association); and was a volunteer for the Veterans Administration Clinic in Meadville. He is survived by two daughters, Lesli Rankin and and husband Jim of Houston, TX and Lori Fry of Erie; two granddaughters, Sara and Heidi Rankin; four brothers, James Fry of Hydetown, Robert Fry and wife Sue of Hydetown, and Thomas Fry and wife Cindy of Centerville; four sisters, Helen Gilliam and husband Eugene of Newberry, SC, Virginia Roberts of Langhorn, PA, and Patricia Weaver of Enterprise; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, Willis was preceded in death by a brother Richard Fry and a sister Leora Ennis. No public calling hours will be observed. Interment will be in the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies at Bridgeville, PA. The family asks that memorials be made to the Shriners Hospital in Erie, PA.