George Alford Frye, 81, died at 1:08 p.m. Tuesday (Jan. 19, 2016) at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana after a courageous 30-year battle with multiple sclerosis. He was born March 10, 1934, in Cape Girardeau, Mo., to J. Grant Frye and Emma Elizabeth Brucher Frye. George was the fifth of seven children.
George married Dorothy M. Tuttle on Jan. 2, 1955, and they had three children, who survive. Other survivors include his wife; and five grandsons. George also leaves one sister and two brothers: He was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Betty Frye Bradbury; two brothers, William Frye and John Grant Frye; and his only granddaughter, Jessica Ann Harries (#40449341).
He attended Southeast Missouri State College in Cape Girardeau and the University of Missouri at Columbia. Journalism was his career choice, and in early 1956, he purchased his hometown newspaper in Illmo, Mo., becoming the youngest publisher of a weekly newspaper in the country at that time. He was a skilled writer, editor, photographer and printer. In 1959, he joined the staff of the Sun-Sentinel in Pompano Beach, Fla., and began writing an outdoor column in the Fort Lauderdale News in 1961. He went on to serve on the editorial staffs of large city daily newspapers, including the Detroit Free Press, The State (Columbia, S.C.) and The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.) In 1971, he left the newspaper business to work for the Baha'i Publishing Trust in Wilmette as production manager and later started his own professional typesetting business in the same town. In 1977, he and his wife relocated to Haifa, Israel, where he worked at the Baha'i World Center as editor of an international newsletter and manager of graphic services for three years. Returning to the United States in 1981, he continued his career as a free-lance writer and photographer, and as public relations manager for Associated General Contractors of America and managing director of Southern Shows EASTCON Exposition. He retired in 1989 when his illness became too severe for him to work.
In 1962, George became a member of the Baha'i faith, devoting his life to supporting and promoting this religion. He was a popular public speaker for his faith and he was also the Editor of the Baha'i International Newsletter for several years and earlier the U.S. Baha'i Publishing Trust production manager; he taught the Faith vigorously and served on regional teaching committees and Local Spiritual Assemblies in Florida, the Carolinas, Michigan and Canada. He was a loving and devoted husband and father, and will always be remembered for his positive attitude, friendly personality, sense of humor and intellectual powers.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, at Morgan Memorial Home, 1304 Regency Drive West, Savoy. Burial will be private.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, at the funeral home.
George married Dorothy M. Tuttle on Jan. 2, 1955, and they had three children, who survive. Other survivors include his wife; and five grandsons. George also leaves one sister and two brothers: He was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Betty Frye Bradbury; two brothers, William Frye and John Grant Frye; and his only granddaughter, Jessica Ann Harries (#40449341).
He attended Southeast Missouri State College in Cape Girardeau and the University of Missouri at Columbia. Journalism was his career choice, and in early 1956, he purchased his hometown newspaper in Illmo, Mo., becoming the youngest publisher of a weekly newspaper in the country at that time. He was a skilled writer, editor, photographer and printer. In 1959, he joined the staff of the Sun-Sentinel in Pompano Beach, Fla., and began writing an outdoor column in the Fort Lauderdale News in 1961. He went on to serve on the editorial staffs of large city daily newspapers, including the Detroit Free Press, The State (Columbia, S.C.) and The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.) In 1971, he left the newspaper business to work for the Baha'i Publishing Trust in Wilmette as production manager and later started his own professional typesetting business in the same town. In 1977, he and his wife relocated to Haifa, Israel, where he worked at the Baha'i World Center as editor of an international newsletter and manager of graphic services for three years. Returning to the United States in 1981, he continued his career as a free-lance writer and photographer, and as public relations manager for Associated General Contractors of America and managing director of Southern Shows EASTCON Exposition. He retired in 1989 when his illness became too severe for him to work.
In 1962, George became a member of the Baha'i faith, devoting his life to supporting and promoting this religion. He was a popular public speaker for his faith and he was also the Editor of the Baha'i International Newsletter for several years and earlier the U.S. Baha'i Publishing Trust production manager; he taught the Faith vigorously and served on regional teaching committees and Local Spiritual Assemblies in Florida, the Carolinas, Michigan and Canada. He was a loving and devoted husband and father, and will always be remembered for his positive attitude, friendly personality, sense of humor and intellectual powers.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, at Morgan Memorial Home, 1304 Regency Drive West, Savoy. Burial will be private.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, at the funeral home.
George Alford Frye, 81, died at 1:08 p.m. Tuesday (Jan. 19, 2016) at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana after a courageous 30-year battle with multiple sclerosis. He was born March 10, 1934, in Cape Girardeau, Mo., to J. Grant Frye and Emma Elizabeth Brucher Frye. George was the fifth of seven children.
George married Dorothy M. Tuttle on Jan. 2, 1955, and they had three children, who survive. Other survivors include his wife; and five grandsons. George also leaves one sister and two brothers: He was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Betty Frye Bradbury; two brothers, William Frye and John Grant Frye; and his only granddaughter, Jessica Ann Harries (#40449341).
He attended Southeast Missouri State College in Cape Girardeau and the University of Missouri at Columbia. Journalism was his career choice, and in early 1956, he purchased his hometown newspaper in Illmo, Mo., becoming the youngest publisher of a weekly newspaper in the country at that time. He was a skilled writer, editor, photographer and printer. In 1959, he joined the staff of the Sun-Sentinel in Pompano Beach, Fla., and began writing an outdoor column in the Fort Lauderdale News in 1961. He went on to serve on the editorial staffs of large city daily newspapers, including the Detroit Free Press, The State (Columbia, S.C.) and The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.) In 1971, he left the newspaper business to work for the Baha'i Publishing Trust in Wilmette as production manager and later started his own professional typesetting business in the same town. In 1977, he and his wife relocated to Haifa, Israel, where he worked at the Baha'i World Center as editor of an international newsletter and manager of graphic services for three years. Returning to the United States in 1981, he continued his career as a free-lance writer and photographer, and as public relations manager for Associated General Contractors of America and managing director of Southern Shows EASTCON Exposition. He retired in 1989 when his illness became too severe for him to work.
In 1962, George became a member of the Baha'i faith, devoting his life to supporting and promoting this religion. He was a popular public speaker for his faith and he was also the Editor of the Baha'i International Newsletter for several years and earlier the U.S. Baha'i Publishing Trust production manager; he taught the Faith vigorously and served on regional teaching committees and Local Spiritual Assemblies in Florida, the Carolinas, Michigan and Canada. He was a loving and devoted husband and father, and will always be remembered for his positive attitude, friendly personality, sense of humor and intellectual powers.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, at Morgan Memorial Home, 1304 Regency Drive West, Savoy. Burial will be private.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, at the funeral home.
George married Dorothy M. Tuttle on Jan. 2, 1955, and they had three children, who survive. Other survivors include his wife; and five grandsons. George also leaves one sister and two brothers: He was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Betty Frye Bradbury; two brothers, William Frye and John Grant Frye; and his only granddaughter, Jessica Ann Harries (#40449341).
He attended Southeast Missouri State College in Cape Girardeau and the University of Missouri at Columbia. Journalism was his career choice, and in early 1956, he purchased his hometown newspaper in Illmo, Mo., becoming the youngest publisher of a weekly newspaper in the country at that time. He was a skilled writer, editor, photographer and printer. In 1959, he joined the staff of the Sun-Sentinel in Pompano Beach, Fla., and began writing an outdoor column in the Fort Lauderdale News in 1961. He went on to serve on the editorial staffs of large city daily newspapers, including the Detroit Free Press, The State (Columbia, S.C.) and The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.) In 1971, he left the newspaper business to work for the Baha'i Publishing Trust in Wilmette as production manager and later started his own professional typesetting business in the same town. In 1977, he and his wife relocated to Haifa, Israel, where he worked at the Baha'i World Center as editor of an international newsletter and manager of graphic services for three years. Returning to the United States in 1981, he continued his career as a free-lance writer and photographer, and as public relations manager for Associated General Contractors of America and managing director of Southern Shows EASTCON Exposition. He retired in 1989 when his illness became too severe for him to work.
In 1962, George became a member of the Baha'i faith, devoting his life to supporting and promoting this religion. He was a popular public speaker for his faith and he was also the Editor of the Baha'i International Newsletter for several years and earlier the U.S. Baha'i Publishing Trust production manager; he taught the Faith vigorously and served on regional teaching committees and Local Spiritual Assemblies in Florida, the Carolinas, Michigan and Canada. He was a loving and devoted husband and father, and will always be remembered for his positive attitude, friendly personality, sense of humor and intellectual powers.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, at Morgan Memorial Home, 1304 Regency Drive West, Savoy. Burial will be private.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, at the funeral home.
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