Individual Details
Donald Ray Fritts
(13 May 1931 - 13 Nov 2012)
Donald Ray Fritts, age 81, of Denton died Tuesday, November 13 at Hinkle Hospice House in Lexington following a brief illness.
Funeral service for Mr. Fritts will be 2:00 pm Saturday, November 17 at Central United Methodist Church with Rev. Benny Clodfelter and Mr. Wayne Markham officiating. Burial will follow in Mountain View Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm Friday at Briggs Funeral Home in Denton and other times at Don’s residence.
Mr. Fritts was born May 13, 1931 in Randolph County to Carl and Daisy Beck Fritts. He was a graduate of Thomasville High School and was a U. S. Navy veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was retired from Burlington Industries and was an active member of Central United Methodist Church where he sang in the choir and was a member of the Methodist men. He was a charter member of the Optomist Club when it was organized in Denton. He was especially proud of his 11 years as head coach of the Little League Red Raiders football team and he also coached the Klopman baseball team. He was preceded in death by his wife and sweetheart Rita Jill Wright Fritts who died February 7, 2009.
He is survived by four sons, Larry Fritts and wife Michelle of Louisburg, Danny Fritts of Thomasville, Tommy Fritts and wife Teresa of Denton and Tim Fritts and wife Susan of San Diego, California, one brother, Dempsey Fritts of Thomasville and one sister Mary Clark of Arkansas, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral service for Mr. Fritts will be 2:00 pm Saturday, November 17 at Central United Methodist Church with Rev. Benny Clodfelter and Mr. Wayne Markham officiating. Burial will follow in Mountain View Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm Friday at Briggs Funeral Home in Denton and other times at Don’s residence.
Mr. Fritts was born May 13, 1931 in Randolph County to Carl and Daisy Beck Fritts. He was a graduate of Thomasville High School and was a U. S. Navy veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was retired from Burlington Industries and was an active member of Central United Methodist Church where he sang in the choir and was a member of the Methodist men. He was a charter member of the Optomist Club when it was organized in Denton. He was especially proud of his 11 years as head coach of the Little League Red Raiders football team and he also coached the Klopman baseball team. He was preceded in death by his wife and sweetheart Rita Jill Wright Fritts who died February 7, 2009.
He is survived by four sons, Larry Fritts and wife Michelle of Louisburg, Danny Fritts of Thomasville, Tommy Fritts and wife Teresa of Denton and Tim Fritts and wife Susan of San Diego, California, one brother, Dempsey Fritts of Thomasville and one sister Mary Clark of Arkansas, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Events
| Birth | 13 May 1931 | Randolph County, NC | |||
| Death | 13 Nov 2012 | Hinkle House, Lexington, Davidson County, NC |  | ||
| Burial | 17 Nov 2012 | Mountain View Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Denton, Davidson County, NC |
Families
| Spouse | Rita Jill Wright (1934 - 2009) |
| Child | Larry Fritts ( - ) |
| Child | Danny Ray Fritts (1956 - ) |
| Child | Arthur Thomas Fritts (1958 - ) |
| Child | Carl Timothy Fritts (1958 - ) |
| Child | Eddie Lee Fritts (1959 - 1959) |
| Father | Carl Clayton Fritts (1898 - 1948) |
| Mother | Daisy Isadora Beck (1895 - 1983) |
| Sibling | Martha Kathleen “Kat” Fritts (1917 - 2010) |
| Sibling | Doris Virginia Fritts (1919 - 1919) |
| Sibling | George Clayton Fritts (1920 - 1981) |
| Sibling | Byron S Fritts (1922 - 2006) |
| Sibling | Mary Eddora Fritts (1925 - ) |
| Sibling | Clyde Clifton Fritts (1926 - 2004) |
| Sibling | Audrey Chloe Fritts (1928 - 2009) |
| Sibling | Larry Dempsey Fritts (1933 - ) |
Endnotes
1. Death Notice: Briggs Funeral Home.