John William "J.W." Frye
Ava, MO

John William Frye the son of Samuel Secretus Frye and Edna Louise Smith Frye was born on July 8, 1938 in Los Angeles, CA and departed this life on April 17, 2007 in Rogersville, MO at the age of 68 years.

J.W. was an Auctioneer and had many other occupations. He was also a farmer and recently was a hurricane relief worker. J.W. loved working with his hands and was an intrepid adventurer. He was a welder, boot & saddle maker and a hard rock miner. J.W. owned a gas station in Gainesville, MO years ago. He also had a dozer business, ran his own sawmill and "many other items to many to mention."

J.W. was preceded in death by his father. His survivors include his mother, Edna Frye, Ava, MO, two brothers, Steve Frye, Emigrant, Montana and Samuel Frye Jr., Eugene, OR, companion, Shirley Newton, Rogersville, MO, five children and their spouses, Rick & Lisa Frye, Lincoln, AR, Tina & Mike Bowerman, Hindsville, AR, Rocky & Tina Frye, Springdale, AR, Matthew Frye, Ava, MO and Jared Frye, Springfield, MO, 11 grandchildren, numerous nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.

Services are Saturday, April 21, 2007, 10:00 a.m. at the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home, Ava, MO with Chaplain Cliff Rawley officiating.
Visitation will be Sat. 9 a.m. to service time in the funeral home.
Interment will follow in the Ava Cemetery. Family requests memorials to Oxford Healthcare Hospice or American Cancer Society in care of the funeral home.