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Roger Gale Frye, Sr., 64, of Church Hill, Hawkins Co TN,
passed away on Tuesday, June 23, 2009, at this home
following a brief illness.
He was born and raised in Kingsport, Sullivan Co TN,
attended Lynn View High School, and received a Bachelors
Degree from East Tennessee State University. He served a
tour of duty in Vietnam with the 3rd Marine Division and
was a proud veteran. He worked construction for Flour
Daniels, later working as an engineer for Holston Defense.
Roger had a love for racing and was the best Ford Engine
Builder in this area. He was crew chief for Harold Racing
# 09. His motto was: Never Give Up. He was a kind and
caring person who touched the lives of all that knew him.
He was preceded in death by parents, Charles and Kathleen
Leedy Frye; wife, Phylis Wallen Frye; sisters, Phylis
Taylor, Lois Jennings, and Helen Little; and a brother,
Darrell Frye, Sr.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia Frye of the home; a
son, Roger Frye, Jr. and wife Beth, of Virginia Beach, VA;
a daughter, Tammy Butler and husband Eddie, of Elizabethton,
TN; step-sons, Dempsey Harold Jr. and wife Monikka, of
Church Hill, TN, and Thomas Harold, of the home; a step-
daughter, Anna Brown and husband Aaron, of Church Hill,
TN; grandchildren, Luke and Hailey Frye, and Benji Butler;
step-grandchildren, Peyton Harold and Ryder and Sadie
Brown; a brother, Harold Frye, of Kingsport, TN; sisters,
Shirley Coffey and husband Elvin, of Kingsport, TN, Betty
Leonard and husband Robbie, of White Plains, MD; bother-in-
law, Don Little; several additional brothers and sisters-
in-law; and several nieces and nephews and many special
friends.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to,
Dr. Diane Nunley, the staff of the Quillen VA Medical
Center, and Smokey Mountain Hospice.
The family will receive friends from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., on
Thursday, June 25, 2009, at Carter-Trent Funeral Home, 520
Watauga Street, Kingsport, TN.
Funeral Services will be held at 12:30 p.m., on Friday,
June 26, 2009, in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Jack
Edwards, officiating.
Military graveside services will follow at Mountain Home
National Cemetery, Mountain Home, TN, conducted by the
Hawkins County Honor Guard and the Tennessee National
Guard. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Carter-Trent Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport is serving
the Frye family.
http://www.cartertrent.com
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