Clyde Haskell Fry

CLYDE HASKELL FRY (C.H.), 88, of Huntsville, Texas, passed from this life on January 24, 2015. C.H. was born on August 27, 1926 and was raised in Hartshorne, Oklahoma. He moved to Texas in the late 1940s and worked at Sheffield/Armco Steel where he was a union steelworker for more than 30 years. He and his wife, Louise Lambert Fry, raised their family in Galena Park, Texas. He touched the lives of many youth through his involvement in the youth baseball program there. In the early 1980s, he moved to Apple Springs to live the country life and raise cattle. He and his wife, Jean Jones Fry, moved to Huntsville in 1995 where he grew to love golf and the friendships made on the course. C.H. and Jean became members at University Heights Baptist Church where they developed many close friendships over the years. C.H. loved baseball, especially the Astros, drinking coffee and visiting with friends, working in his yard and garden, and watching the news. C.H. is survived by his son Terry Fry and wife Gina of Houston, his daughter Renee Spencer and husband John of Huntsville, and his six grandchildren: Lauren, David, and Evan Fry, Robin Isaacks and husband Jeff, John David Spencer and wife Anna, Nathan Spencer and wife Megan. He is also survived by his brother Wilburn Fry and wife Gail of Houston, and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife Jean, son Randy, parents Everett Truman Fry and Fannie May Ong Fry, brothers: Leo, Albert, Everett William “Bud”, Leroy Blackie, and sisters: Clara Smith, Audrey Fry, Lorene Cook, Essie Fry, and Lois Jean Johnson.The family would like to thank Dr. Larry Wells for the love and care shown to C.H. during the last 20 years. Also, a special thanks to Thee Hospice and Pat Oliphant for their help during his last week of life. The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at Sam Houston Memorial Funeral Home in Huntsville, Texas. A service will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 in the chapel at Sam Houston Memorial Funeral Home in Huntsville, Texas. Interment will be held at 3:00 PM on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at Forest Park East in Webster, Texas. Memorial condolences may be made to the family at www.shmfh.com.

Clyde Haskell Fry

August 27, 1926 - January 24, 2015