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James Russell Fry Sr.

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James Russell Fry Sr. Veteran

Birth
Petersburg, Mahoning County, Ohio, USA
Death
26 Jan 2005 (aged 86)
Holland, Bell County, Texas, USA
Burial
Hubbard, Hill County, Texas, USA GPS-Latitude: 31.83883, Longitude: -96.8049917
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Hillsboro Reporter
Monday, January 31, 2005

JAMES FRY, SR.
Mr. James Russell Fry, Sr., 86, of Holland died Wednesday, January 26, 2005, at his residence. Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 29, 2005, at Fairview Cemetery in Hubbard.


James R. Fry, Sr.

Holland-James Russell Fry, Sr., 86 of Holland passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2005 at his home.

Graveside services will be at 11:00 am on Saturday, January 29 at Fairview Cemetery in Hubbard with Rev. Jerry Irvin officiating. The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm Friday at Wade Funeral Home in Hubbard.

Mr. Fry was born October 14, 1918 in Petersburg, Ohio, one of seven children born to John and Esther (Hall) Fry. Mr Fry was a former lumber yard manager in New Middletown, Ohio and also served as fire chief of the Petersburg, Ohio VFD. In Texas, he was a former resident of Hubbard and Belton and was also an antique dealer and owned and operated J&N Antiques, Bix Furniture Stripping and Recollection Antiques. Mr. Fry was a Methodist and an Army veteran, having served in WW II.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Naida (Anderson) Fry in 1985.

Wade Funeral Home, Hubbard, Texas.
Published in the Hubbard, Temple and Holland, Texas newspapers and the Youngstown Vindicator, Youngstown, Ohio.


Owned and operated Bix Furniture Restoration and J & N Antiques on Rt. 170, Petersburg, OH, about a half of a mile south of Petersburg going towards Unity, OH.

Prior to that, he managed Ohlin Bros. Lumber and Hardware, New Middletown, OH.

In the early 1950's he drove truck and delivered brick and block for Ed Emory in Petersburg, OH.

In the 1960's he and his wife, Naida, bought Ed Emory's original business location in Petersburg, OH and opened the original J & N antique shop. They bought Miller McKinney's farm on St. Rte. 170 and moved their antique shop there in 1968.

About 1980, Naida opened a shop in Salado, Texas and stayed with her daughter, Patsy, until he sold the Ohio shop and farm and completely moved to Texas in 1984.

Naida died in 1985 and he moved to Holland, TX and resided there until his death in 2005. He was still active and travelling and buying and selling antiques until mid-2004.


Hillsboro Reporter
Monday, January 31, 2005

JAMES FRY, SR.
Mr. James Russell Fry, Sr., 86, of Holland died Wednesday, January 26, 2005, at his residence. Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 29, 2005, at Fairview Cemetery in Hubbard.


James R. Fry, Sr.

Holland-James Russell Fry, Sr., 86 of Holland passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2005 at his home.

Graveside services will be at 11:00 am on Saturday, January 29 at Fairview Cemetery in Hubbard with Rev. Jerry Irvin officiating. The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm Friday at Wade Funeral Home in Hubbard.

Mr. Fry was born October 14, 1918 in Petersburg, Ohio, one of seven children born to John and Esther (Hall) Fry. Mr Fry was a former lumber yard manager in New Middletown, Ohio and also served as fire chief of the Petersburg, Ohio VFD. In Texas, he was a former resident of Hubbard and Belton and was also an antique dealer and owned and operated J&N Antiques, Bix Furniture Stripping and Recollection Antiques. Mr. Fry was a Methodist and an Army veteran, having served in WW II.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Naida (Anderson) Fry in 1985.

Wade Funeral Home, Hubbard, Texas.
Published in the Hubbard, Temple and Holland, Texas newspapers and the Youngstown Vindicator, Youngstown, Ohio.


Owned and operated Bix Furniture Restoration and J & N Antiques on Rt. 170, Petersburg, OH, about a half of a mile south of Petersburg going towards Unity, OH.

Prior to that, he managed Ohlin Bros. Lumber and Hardware, New Middletown, OH.

In the early 1950's he drove truck and delivered brick and block for Ed Emory in Petersburg, OH.

In the 1960's he and his wife, Naida, bought Ed Emory's original business location in Petersburg, OH and opened the original J & N antique shop. They bought Miller McKinney's farm on St. Rte. 170 and moved their antique shop there in 1968.

About 1980, Naida opened a shop in Salado, Texas and stayed with her daughter, Patsy, until he sold the Ohio shop and farm and completely moved to Texas in 1984.

Naida died in 1985 and he moved to Holland, TX and resided there until his death in 2005. He was still active and travelling and buying and selling antiques until mid-2004.



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