Fry 75th

FRY 75th

Charlie and Lucille Fry celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary on Feb. 27, 2015. 

Josie Lucille Woodard and Charlie Mason Fry grew up in the same small town of Cedar Grove, Tenn. Their marriage was performed by a local justice of the peace on Feb. 27, 1940, who trudged out of his home to the muddy road and pronounced them husband and wife while they and their witnesses stayed in the car. In December of that same year, they welcomed their son, Wendell, into the family. 

They relocated to the Yakima Valley in 1943 and earned a living working in agriculture. After a short time back in Tennessee, they heard of an opportunity at a Pendleton, Ore., furniture factory and moved there in 1947 to begin working for Harris Pine Mills. Charlie eventually worked his way up the ranks to vice president and then president of the national company. 

Charlie retired from the company in 1985, and they moved their home to Milton-Freewater, Ore. They currently live independently in College Place, Wash. Guests to their home can still hear Charlie and Lucille laughing together as they share cherished memories of their life and love together.

The Fry family includes their son, Wendell Fry, who is deceased; 4 grandsons, Chris and Cari (Cramer) Fry of Longview, Wash.; Cary and Tracy (Lang) Fry of Longview; Jeff and Shelly (Ritz) Fry of Battle Ground, Wash.; Mychal and Delilah Fry of College Place, Wash.; and 4 great-grandchildren, Hope, Zach, Joshua and Tyler Fry.