Dee W. Fry, 91, of Fulton died Friday at Parkway Regional Hospital.
He was born in Cheatham County, Tennessee on April 26, 1920. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army and serviced during WWII. He met and married Rebecca Kimbel on April 11, 1946. Mr. Fry opened, owned and operated Highland Lumber Company from 1957 until his retirement in 1998. He had lived in this area all of his life.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Rebecca Kimbel Fry, his sons; Richard Fry of Fulton, Ky. and Glenn Fry of Union City, Tn., five grandchildren, Brooke Armbruster of Fulton, Ky., Chad Fry of Lone Oak, Ky., Chris Fry of Murray, Ky., John Fry of South Fulton, Tn., and Jeff Fry of Waxahatchie, Tx., seven great-grandchildren, one brother, Billy C. Fry of Belleville, Ill. and one sister, Sue Brown of Evansville, Ind.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Joe C. and Irma Walker Fry, four brothers and one sister.
Services are scheduled for Monday at 11:00 am at Hornbeak Funeral Chapel with Rev. Charles Austin and Rev. Bill Tate officiating. Burial will be at Obion County Memorial Gardens at a later date.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm or Monday from 8:00 am until the funeral hour.
Memorials may be made to Boy Scout Troop 43, c/o Kelly Stubblefield, 318 Forestdale Avenue, South Fulton, Tn. 38257, Boy Scouts of America, www.scoutingfriends.org, Cub Scout Pack 40, c/o Joey Hall, 8881 Larry Hill Road, South Fulton, Tn. 38257.