Arabell "Judy" Fry
CONTINENTAL – Arabell "Judy" Fry, 85 of Continental died at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born August 13, 1926 in Melrose to the late Rev. Jacob and Agnes (Stahl) Edds. On August 22, 1941 she married Edward A. Fry, Sr. who died June 2, 2011.
She is survived by 3 children: Rev. Carol (Jerry) Retcher of Defiance, Rev. Robert (Terry) Fry of Toledo, and Rev. James (Lisa) Fry of Continental; 13 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; 7 great-great-grandchildren; 2 sisters: Ruth Ford of Defiance and Ethel Winters of Temperance, MI; and a daughter-in-law: Jayne Mussery of Angola, IN. She was preceded in death by a son: Eddie Fry, Jr.; 3 brothers: Carl, Floyd, and Paul Edds; and a sister: Doris Albright.
Judy was a homemaker. She was a member of Free Christian Church of God in Continental and a Sunday School Teacher for 30 years. She was a member of the "Singing Fry Family".
Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 12, 2012 at Free Christian Church, Continental with her children, Rev. Carol Retcher, Rev. Robert Fry, and Rev. James Fry officiating. Burial will follow in Monroe Cemetery, Continental. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. on Friday and one hour prior to the service on Saturday all at the church. Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice. Heitmeyer Funeral Home, Continental is handling the arrangements.
Condolences can be expressed at: www.heitmeyerfuneralhome.com.