Individual Details

Texas Birth Certificate, #6246. Male, white child born 18 Nov 1825. His father Ivan Bruce Fry was 32 at his last birthday; mother Maggie Abernathy was 29. Both were born in Ladonia, Fannin, TX.

Margaret Abernathy Fry took Albert to Los Angeles when he was quite small - at age 16 he returned to Ladonia and graduated from Ladonia High School. He attended East Texas State, North Texas State & Texas Tech and was a civil electrical engineer.

unidentified newspaper clipping:
Fry, Albert I
Cpl. Albert I. Fry, son of Ivan Fry and Mrs. Margaret A. Fry, San Francisco, Calif., attended Ladonia school and ETSTC (East Texas State College). Entered Air Corps, Nov 1943, trained t Sheppard Field, Kearnes, Las Vegas, Ardmore, Lincoln and Biggs Field. Now on duty at Biggs Field.

Albert Fry enlisted in the Air Force, 12 Nov 1943; was discharged 10 May 1946. He re-enlisted 18 Apr 1949; discharged 17 Apr 1953.

Albert married Eva Louise Battin on 6 Apr 1950. There were five children: Stephan Paul, Virginia Ann, Donald Bruce, Judith Elaine, and Lloyd Edward.

Lubbock Avalanch-Journal, Lubbock, TX, 16 Mar 1950, Sunday, p.23
Louise Battin to be Bride of Mr. Fry
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Battin of 2221 Ninth are announcing the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Miss Louise Battin, to Albert Ivan Fry of Ladonia, son of Mrs. Margaret Fry of Los Angeles and I. B. Fry of Ladonia.
The wedding will be performed Thursday, April 6.

1950 Census. Lubbock, Lubbock Co, TX, Hh 162
2201 16th, Rear
Albert I. Fry, 24, b. TX, surveyor, Civil Engineering Co
Eva L, wife, 23, b. TX, Assistant teacher, State College

Albert and Eva divorced, 3 May 1974, in Lamar Co, TX, and he married second Mary Lou Ford.

Texas Death Certificate #95168
Died at L. P. McCuistion Hospital in Paris, Lamar Co, TX. His residence was 3215 Clarksville ST, Paris, Lamar, TX. Albert died 13 Nov 1976 of acute myocaridal infarction - death was instantaneous. He was the owner of Fry Lumber Co. and had served in W. W. II. His father was Ivan Bruce Fry; his mother Margaret Abernathy. Mrs. Mary Fry, wife, was the informant. He was buried Nov 15, 1976, Presbyterian Cemetery (part of City Cemetery), Ladonia.

Albert is buried in Presbyterian Cemetery part of Ladonia Cemetery. He served as a Corporal in WW II and his grave is marked with a simple military stone. Lot 89 PN Sect 1.
Albert I. Fry
Cpl. US Army
World War II
Nov 18 1925 Nov 13 1976

"The Paris News"
Published Paris,Lamar County, Texas
Sun. Nov. 14, 1976, Pg. 11A
Albert I. Fry, of 3215 Clarksville St., owner of Fry Lumber Co., died at 11 a.m. Saturday at McCuistion Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. at Leverett and Steele Memorial Chapel. Burial will be in Presbyterian Cemetery at Ladonia. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 8 p.m. Sunday.
Mr. Fry was born Nov. 18, 1925 at Ladonia, the son of Ivan Bruce Fry and Margaret Abernathy Fry.
He was married in July 1974 to Mary Lou Ford in Paris (Texas).
He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army Air Force and in the Coast Guard.
He was a member of the Episcopal church and of the Bethel Masonic Lodge No. 134 at Ladonia, Knights Templar and the Elks Lodge.
Mr. Fry attended East Texas State University, North Texas State University and Texas Tech University.
Survivors include his wife; his step-mother, Mrs. Blanche Fry of Ladonia; three sons, Stephen Fry of Atlanta, Ga., and Donald and Lloyd Fry, both of Paris; two daughters, Virginia Fry of Fort Worth and Judith Fry of Paris; one step-son Jimmie Ford of Lubbock; two step-daughters, Mrs. Roddy Watson of Detroit and Mrs. David Vickers of Houston; and two step-grandchildren.

Application for Military Grave Marker dated 11 July 1977 made by Mrs. Albert Fry, wife of P. O. Box 262, Detroit, TX, 75436. Albert served from 12 Nov 1943 to 10 May 1946 as a Corporal in the US Army, Squadron A, 233rd Army Air Force. He was boen 18 Nov 1925, died 13 Nov 1976. To be place in Presbyterian Cemetery, Ladonia, TX.

Eva Louise Fry's death certificate states she died 29 Nov 1979 at St. Joseph Hospital in Paris, Lamar Co, TX. She died of complications from ovarian cancer. Her residence was 2474 Simpson in Paris. She was born 26 Dec 1926 in Lubbock, TX, daughter of Lloyd Battin and Berta (Verta in the 1930 & 1940 censuses) Holt. Her daughter Judith Fry was the informant. Buried Evergreen Cemetery, Paris, Dec 1st.

The Paris News, Paris, TX, 30 Nov 1979, Friday, p.4
Mrs. Louise Fry
Mrs. Louise Fry of 2474 Simpson died Thursday afternoon at 3:45 pm in St. Joseph's Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Saturday in the Holy Cross Episcopal Church. Steele & Thomas funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Fry was born Dec 12, 1926 in Lubbock. Her parents were the late Lloyd and Bertha (Holt) Battin. Mrs. Fry was a counselor at the Paris Outreach Clinic. She was a member of the Holy Cross Episcopal Church and a member of the Altrusa Club.
Surviving are three sons, Stephen Fry & Lloyd Fry, both of Paris, and Donald Fry of Beaumont; two daughters, Mrs. Virginia Ciriot of Fort Worth and Miss Judith Fry of Denton; and two brothers, James Battin of Albuquerque, NM and Joe Battin of Beaumont.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 pm tonight at the funeral home.

Birth	18 Nov 1925	Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas
Death	13 Nov 1976	Lamar County, Texas

Father	Ivan Bruce Fry (1893 - 1967)
Mother	Margaret Abernathy (1896 - 1959)