John Russell Fryer's Obituary
Mr. John "Russ" Russell Fryer, 90, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at W. G. Hefner VA Medical Center in Salisbury.
A memorial service was held Friday, December 23, 2011 at the VA Medical Center Hospice Unit.
Mr. Fryer was born August 22, 1921 in Wellsburg, WV. He was the son of the late Harry Fryer and Jane Eddy Fryer.
Russ worked for Ciba-Geigy Pharmaceutical Company. He was a member of the First Methodist Church in Waco, TX. He was a member of the Waco Masonic Lodge and was a Shriner. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma. He enjoyed photography. Russ was a veteran of the US Army Air Corp.
In addition to parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Lillian Fryer; son, Kenneth Fryer, sisters, Elizabeth Bair, Margaret Hanle and Belle Molner; brothers, George Fryer, Harry Fryer and Kenny Fryer.
Mr. Fryer is survived by daughter, Jane Fitch and husband, Troy of Kannapolis; sister-in law, Anna Mae Fryer of Wellsburg, WV; brother, Robert Fryer of New Carlisle, OH and grandsons, Forrest and Luke Fitch.
Memorials may be sent to First Methodist Church, 4901 Cobbs Drive, Waco, TX 76710 or Hospice and Palliative Care of Cabarrus County, 5003 Hospice Lane, Kannapolis, NC 28081.
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