Ardis Virginia Jones Fry was born May 19Th, 1922 at Cambridge, Iowa. To Orie and Edythe Merle McClung Jones. Ardis entered eternal rest on July 21ST, 2010 at Corydon, Iowa at the age of 88 years 2 months and 2 days. Ardis lived her early years in Cambridge, Iowa. She graduated from Cambridge High School with the class of 1939. After high School she attended Iowa School of Beauty Culture. On November 30Th, 1942 she was united in marriage to Dale Elwood Fry at Princeton, Missouri. They farmed around Cambridge, until 1950 when they then moved to a farm north of Ankeny, Iowa. In 1956 they moved to Wayne County on a farm east of Sewal, Iowa, and then in 1970 they moved to Allerton, Iowa where she was the owner-operator of the Allerton Beauty Shop until her retirement. In 2000 after the passing of her husband Dale, she moved to the Corydon Senior Housing. Ardis was a member of the Allerton Christian Church and the Sewal Sirkle Club.
Survivors include her daughter Janet (husband Bob) Moore, of Nodaway, Iowa and their children Stacy Moore of Afton, Darren (wife Michelle) of Ankeny and children Olivia and Draven. Sons Michael (wife Roseann) of Lake Hills, Texas and his children Angela Fry, and Brad (wife Jennifer) Fry and children Justin and Izabella of San Antonio, Texas; Allen (wife Marcy) along with children Roseanna Benda and her children Michelle Benda, Jasmine and Paxton Davis of Corydon; Tonya (husband Tommy) West and children Quincy Nigh, Kaimon and Raionna West of Mercer, Mo., Tiffany Mitteness and her children Skye and Thor of Leon, Josh Fry of Lineville, Seth Miller and Addison Fry of Corydon. Ardis is also survived by her sister Jeanne Peterson of Georgetown, Texas and two great- great grand children Cadence Shields and Jacob Garcia along with many nieces, nephews and special friends.
Ardis was proceeded in death by her parents, husband Dale, brother Darrell Jones, along with brother in- laws Glen Peterson, Corliss, Basil, and Bob Fry, sister in-laws Charlotte Jones, Margaret and Mae Fry.