Henry "Maynard" Freeze was born January 24, 1884, in Thurmont, Frederick County, Maryland, the son of John Henry "Harry" and Clara Eliza Parrish Freeze. On January 1, 1908, he and Mary Linnie Martin went off to Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, and were quietly married by Rev. Evers. They were the parents of 5 son: Maynard Kenneth, Harold Martin, Victor Frederick, Robert K. and Derrell Rucker Freeze. Maynard and Mary separated around 1935, but were never officially divorced. He eventually moved to Washington, D.C., where he worked for the Almas Temple there. He passed away March 10, 1946, in Washington, D. C., while my father was serving in the U.S. Navy in Guam. He was buried on the 13th in Weller's Church Cemetery, Thurmont, Frederick County, Maryland. Maynard was my grandfather.
Baptism Certificate for Henry Maynard Freeze:
"Certificate of Birth and Baptism. To J. Henry Freeze and his wife C. E. was born a son the 24th day of January, in the year of our Lord, 1884 in Mechanicstown (now Thurmont), Maryland who was baptized the 8th day of June in the year of our Lord, 1884 by the undersigned and received the name Henry Maynard. Parents: J. H. Freeze and C. E. Freeze; sponsors: the parents. W. C. Wire, Pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mechanicstown, Maryland."
Obituary for Henry Maynard Freeze from the Frederick News of Monday, March 11, as well as from the Catoctin Enterprise of Tuesday, March 12, 1946:
"H. Maynard Freeze. Henry Maynard Freeze, formerly of Thurmont and for many years a sales representative of leading bowling alley and billiard room equipment concerns, died Sunday morning in Emergency Hospital, Washington. He had been residing in Washington for the past ten years. Death was due to a cerebral hemorrhage. He had been ill about three weeks. He was 63 years of age. He was a son of the late J. Harry and Clara Parrish Freeze and was a member of St. John's Lodge, A. F. and A. Masons and of the Commandery, both of Richmond, Virginia. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary Martin Freeze, Washington; the following children: Kenneth and Robert Freeze, Baltimore; Victor and Harold Freeze, Washington, and Darrell Freeze, U.S. Navy; these brothers and sisters: Mrs. G. Walter Smith, Hagerstown; Mabel, Claude, Edgar and Wilbur Freeze, Thurmont, and Earl Freeze, Detroit; three grandchildren. The body is at the funeral home in Thurmont and will be removed to the Freeze homestead Wednesday morning. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock with Rev. Charles H. Corbett officiating. Interment will be in United Brethren Cemetery, Thurmont. M. L. Creager and Son, funeral directors."
Obituary for Henry Maynard Freeze from the Hagerstown Morning Herald of Tuesday, March 12, 1946:
"H. Maynard Freeze, Washington, D. C., died in Emergency Hospital, that city, Sunday after an illness of three weeks, aged 63. Surviving, besides his wife, Mary Martin Freeze, are sons, Kenneth, Robert, Baltimore; Harold, Victor, Washington; Derrell, United States Navy; sisters, Mrs. G. Walter Smith, Hagerstown, Miss Mabel Freeze, Thurmont; brothers Claude, Edgar, Wilbur, Thurmont, and Earl, Detroit, Michigan. Interment will be made in Thurmont tomorrow afternoon."
Funeral notice for Henry Maynard Freeze from the Frederick News of Thursday, March 14, 1946:
"The funeral of H. Maynard Freeze, who died on Sunday morning at Emergency Hospital, Washington, was held on Wednesday with services at the Freeze homestead in Thurmont at two o'clock, conducted by Rev. Ivan G. Naugle. Pallbearers were Kenneth, Robert, Victor, Harold and Claude Freeze, Jr., and Claude Crawford. Many beautiful floral emblems were presented. Interment in United Brethren Cemetery. M. L. Creager and Son, funeral directors."
Funeral notice for Henry Maynard Freeze from Catoctin Enterprise of Friday, March 15, 1946:
"The funeral of Henry Maynard Freeze, formerly of Thurmont, who died in Emergency Hospital, Washington, D. C., early Sunday morning, was held Wednesday afternoon with services conducted at 2 o'clock at the Freeze homestead here, by Rev. Charles H. Corbett. Well-known here where he was born and raised, he was a son of the late J. Harry and Clara Parrish Freeze. He had been a resident of Washington for the past ten years. He was stricken with a cerebral hemorrhage about three weeks ago from which he never recovered. He was 63 years of age and was a member of St. John's Lodge, A. F. and A. Masons and of the Commandery, both of Richmond, Va. For many years he was sales representative of leading bowling alley and billiard room equipment concerns. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary Martin Freeze, Washington, and the following sons, Kenneth and Robert Freeze, Baltimore; Victor and Harold, Washington, and Darrell Freeze, U. S. Navy. Three grandchildren and the following brothers and sisters also survive: Mrs. G. Walter Smith, Hagerstown; Mabel, Claude, Edgar and Wilbur Freeze, Thurmont, and Earl Freeze, Detroit. Pallbearers were four sons, Kenneth, Victor, Harold and Robert Freeze, and two nephews, J. Claude Freeze, Jr. and Claude Crawford. Interment was made in the U. B. Cemetery here, M. L. Creager & Son, funeral directors."
Baptism Certificate for Henry Maynard Freeze:
"Certificate of Birth and Baptism. To J. Henry Freeze and his wife C. E. was born a son the 24th day of January, in the year of our Lord, 1884 in Mechanicstown (now Thurmont), Maryland who was baptized the 8th day of June in the year of our Lord, 1884 by the undersigned and received the name Henry Maynard. Parents: J. H. Freeze and C. E. Freeze; sponsors: the parents. W. C. Wire, Pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mechanicstown, Maryland."
Obituary for Henry Maynard Freeze from the Frederick News of Monday, March 11, as well as from the Catoctin Enterprise of Tuesday, March 12, 1946:
"H. Maynard Freeze. Henry Maynard Freeze, formerly of Thurmont and for many years a sales representative of leading bowling alley and billiard room equipment concerns, died Sunday morning in Emergency Hospital, Washington. He had been residing in Washington for the past ten years. Death was due to a cerebral hemorrhage. He had been ill about three weeks. He was 63 years of age. He was a son of the late J. Harry and Clara Parrish Freeze and was a member of St. John's Lodge, A. F. and A. Masons and of the Commandery, both of Richmond, Virginia. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary Martin Freeze, Washington; the following children: Kenneth and Robert Freeze, Baltimore; Victor and Harold Freeze, Washington, and Darrell Freeze, U.S. Navy; these brothers and sisters: Mrs. G. Walter Smith, Hagerstown; Mabel, Claude, Edgar and Wilbur Freeze, Thurmont, and Earl Freeze, Detroit; three grandchildren. The body is at the funeral home in Thurmont and will be removed to the Freeze homestead Wednesday morning. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock with Rev. Charles H. Corbett officiating. Interment will be in United Brethren Cemetery, Thurmont. M. L. Creager and Son, funeral directors."
Obituary for Henry Maynard Freeze from the Hagerstown Morning Herald of Tuesday, March 12, 1946:
"H. Maynard Freeze, Washington, D. C., died in Emergency Hospital, that city, Sunday after an illness of three weeks, aged 63. Surviving, besides his wife, Mary Martin Freeze, are sons, Kenneth, Robert, Baltimore; Harold, Victor, Washington; Derrell, United States Navy; sisters, Mrs. G. Walter Smith, Hagerstown, Miss Mabel Freeze, Thurmont; brothers Claude, Edgar, Wilbur, Thurmont, and Earl, Detroit, Michigan. Interment will be made in Thurmont tomorrow afternoon."
Funeral notice for Henry Maynard Freeze from the Frederick News of Thursday, March 14, 1946:
"The funeral of H. Maynard Freeze, who died on Sunday morning at Emergency Hospital, Washington, was held on Wednesday with services at the Freeze homestead in Thurmont at two o'clock, conducted by Rev. Ivan G. Naugle. Pallbearers were Kenneth, Robert, Victor, Harold and Claude Freeze, Jr., and Claude Crawford. Many beautiful floral emblems were presented. Interment in United Brethren Cemetery. M. L. Creager and Son, funeral directors."
Funeral notice for Henry Maynard Freeze from Catoctin Enterprise of Friday, March 15, 1946:
"The funeral of Henry Maynard Freeze, formerly of Thurmont, who died in Emergency Hospital, Washington, D. C., early Sunday morning, was held Wednesday afternoon with services conducted at 2 o'clock at the Freeze homestead here, by Rev. Charles H. Corbett. Well-known here where he was born and raised, he was a son of the late J. Harry and Clara Parrish Freeze. He had been a resident of Washington for the past ten years. He was stricken with a cerebral hemorrhage about three weeks ago from which he never recovered. He was 63 years of age and was a member of St. John's Lodge, A. F. and A. Masons and of the Commandery, both of Richmond, Va. For many years he was sales representative of leading bowling alley and billiard room equipment concerns. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary Martin Freeze, Washington, and the following sons, Kenneth and Robert Freeze, Baltimore; Victor and Harold, Washington, and Darrell Freeze, U. S. Navy. Three grandchildren and the following brothers and sisters also survive: Mrs. G. Walter Smith, Hagerstown; Mabel, Claude, Edgar and Wilbur Freeze, Thurmont, and Earl Freeze, Detroit. Pallbearers were four sons, Kenneth, Victor, Harold and Robert Freeze, and two nephews, J. Claude Freeze, Jr. and Claude Crawford. Interment was made in the U. B. Cemetery here, M. L. Creager & Son, funeral directors."
Henry "Maynard" Freeze was born January 24, 1884, in Thurmont, Frederick County, Maryland, the son of John Henry "Harry" and Clara Eliza Parrish Freeze. On January 1, 1908, he and Mary Linnie Martin went off to Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, and were quietly married by Rev. Evers. They were the parents of 5 son: Maynard Kenneth, Harold Martin, Victor Frederick, Robert K. and Derrell Rucker Freeze. Maynard and Mary separated around 1935, but were never officially divorced. He eventually moved to Washington, D.C., where he worked for the Almas Temple there. He passed away March 10, 1946, in Washington, D. C., while my father was serving in the U.S. Navy in Guam. He was buried on the 13th in Weller's Church Cemetery, Thurmont, Frederick County, Maryland. Maynard was my grandfather.
Baptism Certificate for Henry Maynard Freeze:
"Certificate of Birth and Baptism. To J. Henry Freeze and his wife C. E. was born a son the 24th day of January, in the year of our Lord, 1884 in Mechanicstown (now Thurmont), Maryland who was baptized the 8th day of June in the year of our Lord, 1884 by the undersigned and received the name Henry Maynard. Parents: J. H. Freeze and C. E. Freeze; sponsors: the parents. W. C. Wire, Pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mechanicstown, Maryland."
Obituary for Henry Maynard Freeze from the Frederick News of Monday, March 11, as well as from the Catoctin Enterprise of Tuesday, March 12, 1946:
"H. Maynard Freeze. Henry Maynard Freeze, formerly of Thurmont and for many years a sales representative of leading bowling alley and billiard room equipment concerns, died Sunday morning in Emergency Hospital, Washington. He had been residing in Washington for the past ten years. Death was due to a cerebral hemorrhage. He had been ill about three weeks. He was 63 years of age. He was a son of the late J. Harry and Clara Parrish Freeze and was a member of St. John's Lodge, A. F. and A. Masons and of the Commandery, both of Richmond, Virginia. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary Martin Freeze, Washington; the following children: Kenneth and Robert Freeze, Baltimore; Victor and Harold Freeze, Washington, and Darrell Freeze, U.S. Navy; these brothers and sisters: Mrs. G. Walter Smith, Hagerstown; Mabel, Claude, Edgar and Wilbur Freeze, Thurmont, and Earl Freeze, Detroit; three grandchildren. The body is at the funeral home in Thurmont and will be removed to the Freeze homestead Wednesday morning. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock with Rev. Charles H. Corbett officiating. Interment will be in United Brethren Cemetery, Thurmont. M. L. Creager and Son, funeral directors."
Obituary for Henry Maynard Freeze from the Hagerstown Morning Herald of Tuesday, March 12, 1946:
"H. Maynard Freeze, Washington, D. C., died in Emergency Hospital, that city, Sunday after an illness of three weeks, aged 63. Surviving, besides his wife, Mary Martin Freeze, are sons, Kenneth, Robert, Baltimore; Harold, Victor, Washington; Derrell, United States Navy; sisters, Mrs. G. Walter Smith, Hagerstown, Miss Mabel Freeze, Thurmont; brothers Claude, Edgar, Wilbur, Thurmont, and Earl, Detroit, Michigan. Interment will be made in Thurmont tomorrow afternoon."
Funeral notice for Henry Maynard Freeze from the Frederick News of Thursday, March 14, 1946:
"The funeral of H. Maynard Freeze, who died on Sunday morning at Emergency Hospital, Washington, was held on Wednesday with services at the Freeze homestead in Thurmont at two o'clock, conducted by Rev. Ivan G. Naugle. Pallbearers were Kenneth, Robert, Victor, Harold and Claude Freeze, Jr., and Claude Crawford. Many beautiful floral emblems were presented. Interment in United Brethren Cemetery. M. L. Creager and Son, funeral directors."
Funeral notice for Henry Maynard Freeze from Catoctin Enterprise of Friday, March 15, 1946:
"The funeral of Henry Maynard Freeze, formerly of Thurmont, who died in Emergency Hospital, Washington, D. C., early Sunday morning, was held Wednesday afternoon with services conducted at 2 o'clock at the Freeze homestead here, by Rev. Charles H. Corbett. Well-known here where he was born and raised, he was a son of the late J. Harry and Clara Parrish Freeze. He had been a resident of Washington for the past ten years. He was stricken with a cerebral hemorrhage about three weeks ago from which he never recovered. He was 63 years of age and was a member of St. John's Lodge, A. F. and A. Masons and of the Commandery, both of Richmond, Va. For many years he was sales representative of leading bowling alley and billiard room equipment concerns. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary Martin Freeze, Washington, and the following sons, Kenneth and Robert Freeze, Baltimore; Victor and Harold, Washington, and Darrell Freeze, U. S. Navy. Three grandchildren and the following brothers and sisters also survive: Mrs. G. Walter Smith, Hagerstown; Mabel, Claude, Edgar and Wilbur Freeze, Thurmont, and Earl Freeze, Detroit. Pallbearers were four sons, Kenneth, Victor, Harold and Robert Freeze, and two nephews, J. Claude Freeze, Jr. and Claude Crawford. Interment was made in the U. B. Cemetery here, M. L. Creager & Son, funeral directors."
Baptism Certificate for Henry Maynard Freeze:
"Certificate of Birth and Baptism. To J. Henry Freeze and his wife C. E. was born a son the 24th day of January, in the year of our Lord, 1884 in Mechanicstown (now Thurmont), Maryland who was baptized the 8th day of June in the year of our Lord, 1884 by the undersigned and received the name Henry Maynard. Parents: J. H. Freeze and C. E. Freeze; sponsors: the parents. W. C. Wire, Pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mechanicstown, Maryland."
Obituary for Henry Maynard Freeze from the Frederick News of Monday, March 11, as well as from the Catoctin Enterprise of Tuesday, March 12, 1946:
"H. Maynard Freeze. Henry Maynard Freeze, formerly of Thurmont and for many years a sales representative of leading bowling alley and billiard room equipment concerns, died Sunday morning in Emergency Hospital, Washington. He had been residing in Washington for the past ten years. Death was due to a cerebral hemorrhage. He had been ill about three weeks. He was 63 years of age. He was a son of the late J. Harry and Clara Parrish Freeze and was a member of St. John's Lodge, A. F. and A. Masons and of the Commandery, both of Richmond, Virginia. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary Martin Freeze, Washington; the following children: Kenneth and Robert Freeze, Baltimore; Victor and Harold Freeze, Washington, and Darrell Freeze, U.S. Navy; these brothers and sisters: Mrs. G. Walter Smith, Hagerstown; Mabel, Claude, Edgar and Wilbur Freeze, Thurmont, and Earl Freeze, Detroit; three grandchildren. The body is at the funeral home in Thurmont and will be removed to the Freeze homestead Wednesday morning. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock with Rev. Charles H. Corbett officiating. Interment will be in United Brethren Cemetery, Thurmont. M. L. Creager and Son, funeral directors."
Obituary for Henry Maynard Freeze from the Hagerstown Morning Herald of Tuesday, March 12, 1946:
"H. Maynard Freeze, Washington, D. C., died in Emergency Hospital, that city, Sunday after an illness of three weeks, aged 63. Surviving, besides his wife, Mary Martin Freeze, are sons, Kenneth, Robert, Baltimore; Harold, Victor, Washington; Derrell, United States Navy; sisters, Mrs. G. Walter Smith, Hagerstown, Miss Mabel Freeze, Thurmont; brothers Claude, Edgar, Wilbur, Thurmont, and Earl, Detroit, Michigan. Interment will be made in Thurmont tomorrow afternoon."
Funeral notice for Henry Maynard Freeze from the Frederick News of Thursday, March 14, 1946:
"The funeral of H. Maynard Freeze, who died on Sunday morning at Emergency Hospital, Washington, was held on Wednesday with services at the Freeze homestead in Thurmont at two o'clock, conducted by Rev. Ivan G. Naugle. Pallbearers were Kenneth, Robert, Victor, Harold and Claude Freeze, Jr., and Claude Crawford. Many beautiful floral emblems were presented. Interment in United Brethren Cemetery. M. L. Creager and Son, funeral directors."
Funeral notice for Henry Maynard Freeze from Catoctin Enterprise of Friday, March 15, 1946:
"The funeral of Henry Maynard Freeze, formerly of Thurmont, who died in Emergency Hospital, Washington, D. C., early Sunday morning, was held Wednesday afternoon with services conducted at 2 o'clock at the Freeze homestead here, by Rev. Charles H. Corbett. Well-known here where he was born and raised, he was a son of the late J. Harry and Clara Parrish Freeze. He had been a resident of Washington for the past ten years. He was stricken with a cerebral hemorrhage about three weeks ago from which he never recovered. He was 63 years of age and was a member of St. John's Lodge, A. F. and A. Masons and of the Commandery, both of Richmond, Va. For many years he was sales representative of leading bowling alley and billiard room equipment concerns. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary Martin Freeze, Washington, and the following sons, Kenneth and Robert Freeze, Baltimore; Victor and Harold, Washington, and Darrell Freeze, U. S. Navy. Three grandchildren and the following brothers and sisters also survive: Mrs. G. Walter Smith, Hagerstown; Mabel, Claude, Edgar and Wilbur Freeze, Thurmont, and Earl Freeze, Detroit. Pallbearers were four sons, Kenneth, Victor, Harold and Robert Freeze, and two nephews, J. Claude Freeze, Jr. and Claude Crawford. Interment was made in the U. B. Cemetery here, M. L. Creager & Son, funeral directors."
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