Individual Details
Benjamin Edward Fry
(5 Mar 1919 - 18 Mar 2000)
Graduated from Ladonia High School in the Class of 1936; May 30, 1947 Ladonia News.
Ladonia News; Friday, Jan 4, 1940: Ben Ed Fry and John Haden left Tuesday for Austin where they will resume their work at the State University.
16 Oct 1940 World War II Draft Registration
Ben Ed Fry lived at 1535 Pennsylvania Ave, Ft. Worth, Tarrant , TX. He was age 21, born 5 Mar 1919 in Ladonia, Fannin Co, TX. His Father, Mr. Lucian F. Fry, of Ladonia, would always know his address. He was employed by Patterson Funeral Home at the above address. 5'11", 145 lb. Gray eyes, brown hair
US Marine Corps Muster Rolls
Benjamin E. Fry, Jul 1945
Pharmacist Mate 1st Class
Headquarters Squadron US Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, NC
Lorena was stationed in the same place - also a pharmacist mate - no doubt that's where they met.
US Dept of Veterans Affairs Death File: Enlisted 24 Jun 1941; discharged 9 Oct 1945.
1950 Census. Fannin, TX, Hh 123
Ben Ed Fry, 31, b. TX, Consignee Petroleum Products
Lorena, wife, 31, b. MS
Frances, dau, 3, b. TX
Susan K., dau, 1, b. TX
Ben Ed Fry still lived in the "Fry Homeplace" outside of Ladonia, Texas, ca 1995. His daughters were the 5th generation to live in the house. It was built by Alexander Kellar Fry in 1854 and has undergone extensive remodeling through the years.
From Ladonia News, Friday, July 25, 1952. Mr. & Mrs. Ben Edd Fry and daughter spent last weekend in Crystal Springs, MS, with Mrs. Fry's parents, Mr. & Mrs. C. W. Palmer.
Ladonia Cemetery:
FRY Ben Ed
Lot 44 B IOOF Sect 3
3/5/1919 – 3/18/2000
He served in the US Navy in World War II and has a military marker as well as the joint marker with his wife. Rank was PMH1
On a site of Navy rank, I found this: PMH1 is PHOTOGRAPHER'S MATE (MICROFILM) PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASS
Events
| Birth | 5 Mar 1919 | Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas |  | ||
| Marriage | 22 Sep 1945 | Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia - Lorena Bell "Tee" Palmer | |||
| Death | 18 Mar 2000 | Dallas, Dallas County, Texas | |
Families
| Spouse | Lorena Bell "Tee" Palmer (1919 - 1999) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Susan Kay Fry (1948 - ) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Lucien Fitz Fry (1885 - 1964) |
| Mother | Mary Frances Crabb (1888 - 1954) |
| Sibling | Mary Jane Fry (1924 - 2005) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Fry (1927 - 1927) |
Endnotes
1. Anna Bird Casey, great-granddaughter of Abraham Kellar Fry, "A Fry Family Record" (Compiled 1978; mailed to me from Ben Ed Fry 5 Dec 1997).
2. Social Security Death Index. Search available on