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Olive W. FRYE

West Park (aka Hereford) Cemetery
Deaf Smith County,
Texas

August T. Frye
December 13, 1894-March 21, 1966

Olive W. Wilson Frye
August 18, 1898-October 15, 1975

*Photo/information, courtesy of Mary (Coggin) Russell

*Obituary August T.
Funeral services for August T. Frye, 71, farmer and rancher in Deaf Smith County since 1918, who died Monday in a hospital here, were conducted Tuesday afternoon at First Baptist Church.

For some 20 years, Mr. Frye served as Postmaster for the Dawn Post Office.

He had been a member of the board of directors for Dawn Co-Op Elevator since its founding, and at the time of his death was a member of the board of was a member of the board of [sic] Cooperative.

The Rev. Harold Koestner, Lutheran pastor from Lubbock, the Rev. B.L. Davis of First Baptist Church, and Pastor Fred Beversdorf of Immanuel Lutheran Church officiated for the rites. Mr. Frye was a member of the Lutheran Church.

Born Dec. 13, 1894, in New Minden, Ill., he came here from Illionos [sic] and married Miss Olive Wilson in Kentucky in 1922. He was a veteran of World War I military service.

Survivors are his wife of the home, 112 Elm; a daughter, Mrs. Steve Bavousett of Dawn; two sisters, Miss Berha [sic] Frye of Hereford and Mrs. Henry Kottmeyer of St. Louis; and two brothers, Richard Frye of Dawn and Reinhold Frye of Vista, Calif.; and two grandchildren.

Burial was in West Park Cemetery directed by Gililland Funeral Home. Melvin May, Sam Morgan, Bob Strain, Murphy White, Arthur Tiefel and LeRoy Johnson served as pallbearers.

(Published in The Hereford Brand, 65th Year-No. 12, Hereford, Texas, Thursday, March 24, 1966, Page 1, 2)
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U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: August Theodore Frye
Race: Caucasian (White)
Marital status: Single
Birth Date: 13 Dec 1895
Birth Place: Illinois, USA
Residence Place: Deaf Smith, Texas, USA

U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: August Theordore Frye
Gender: Male
Residence Age: 48
Birth Date: 13 Dec 1894
Residence Date: 1942
Residence Place: Dawn, Texas, USA

Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: August T Frye
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 71
Birth Date: 12 Dec 1894
Birth Place: Illinois
Residence: Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, USA
Death Date: 21 Mar 1966
Death Place: Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, USA
Father: William Frye
Mother: Minnie Sachtlaben
Certificate Number: 15690

*Olive W.
Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: Olive Edna Frye
[Olive Edna Wilson]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 77
Birth Date: 18 Aug 1898
Birth Place: Kentucky
Residence: Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, USA
Death Date: 15 Oct 1975
Death Place: Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, USA
Father: William W Wilson
Mother: Docia Towry
Certificate Number: 74195

Contributed on 6/2/22 by neldapat
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Submitted: 6/2/22 • Approved: 6/3/22 • Last Updated: 6/6/22 • R517605-G517604-S3

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