Neil Fry

Neil M. Fry, age 87, of Columbus, Nebraska died Wednesday July 7, 2004 at the Columbus Community Hospital. Graveside Services will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday July 10, 2004 at the Ainsworth Cemetery in Ainsworth, Nebraska with Pastor Brent Harwerth officiating. There will be no visitation.

Neil M. Fry was born July 24, 1916 in Ainsworth, Nebraska, the oldest and only son of Clarence and Ethel (Morgan) Fry. He had two sisters, Ardath and Gervaise. Gervaise lost her life in a horse accident when she was 8 years old. Neil attended rural school and graduated from Ainsworth High School in 1934. He married his high school sweetheart, Ella Mae Hoover, on June 3, 1937 in Valentine, Nebraska. To this marriage was born a son Clarence Herbert in 1939 in Ainsworth and daughter Sharon in 1942 in Norfolk, Nebraska. Neil and family lived on a ranch in Broken Bow, Nebraska until 1989 when he retired and moved to the Columbus area. He enjoyed ranching and raising horses for many years. He was chosen to be an American Quarter Horse Association judge for the quarter horses for years.

He is survived by:

Wife: Ella Mae Fry of Columbus, NE
Daughter: Sharon (Gene) Bell of Columbus, NE
Son: Clarence Fry of Grand Junction, CO
Sister: Ardath Coday of Oklahoma
Five Grandchildren
Six Great Grandchildren
Several Nieces And Nephews

He was preceded by:

Father: Clarence Fry
Mother: Ethel Fry
Brother-in-law: Ed Coday
Sister: Gervaise Fry