Dessie Lucille Frye

1917 - 2007  (90 years)

• Name	Dessie Lucille Frye
  Born	20 Jun 1917	Mason County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	20 Jun 2007	Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Buried	Wood County, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	Social Security Death Index Name: Dessie L. Radcliff SSN: 234-03-8129 Last Residence: 26102  Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, United States of America Born: 20 Jun 1917 Died: 20 Jun 2007 State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951) Dessie Radcliff Dessie Frye Radcliff, 90, of Parkersburg went to be with the Lord on her birthday, June 20, 2007. She was born in Clarksburg, W.Va., a daughter of the late Ethel Berta and John Frye. She graduated from Wahama High School, Mason County, W.Va. She was employed at the Viscose plant in Parkersburg for 10 years. She was then employed at the Parkersburg Sentinel for 13 years, where she was a teletype operator, belonging to the International Typographic Union. Dessie volunteered Christian writing in the editorial department, editing sermons on behalf of the Parkersburg Ministerial Alliance for 12 years. She retired from the Sentinel in 1976. She was a member of Broadway Baptist Church for 60 plus years, where she served on the Board of Deaconesses for 29 years and taught Sunday School. Dessie was also active in the Parkersburg Baptist Association, serving as a delegate at many conventions. She was a Billy Graham Crusade Counselor. Dessie was a member of the American Red Cross and a pastoral care volunteer at St. Joseph?s Hospital for years. She is survived by her two sons, Thomas E. Radcliff and wife, Brenda, and Michael R. Radcliff and wife, Kelly, all of Parkersburg; daughter, Rosalee Kuhl and husband, Ken, of Mineral Wells; three stepchildren, Dale Radcliff and wife, Edith, of Parkersburg, Bill Radcliff and wife, Carol, of Vienna and Donna Sams of Columbus, Ohio; six grandchildren, Robert Radcliff, Robin Radcliff, Rebecca Hanna, Rus Radcliff, Laura Radcliff and Ryan Radcliff; several great-grandchildren; two great-great-granddaughters; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Dale Offit Radcliff; two sisters, Velma Roush and Marie Weaver; two brothers, John Jr. and Raymond Frey; and one stepdaughter, Betty Carpenter. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at The Broadway Baptist Church with the Rev. Phil Newhart and the Rev. Joe Busch officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Parkersburg. Visitation will be from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Friday at the Leavitt Funeral Home in Parkersburg, and one hour prior to services Saturday at the church.
  Person ID	I93008	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2011

  
  

  Father	Alvin John Frye,   b. CA 1875, Taylor County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Between 1920 and 1930  (Age ~ 45 years)
  Mother	Ethel Berta Mason,   b. 15 Sep 1883, Grafton, Taylor County, WV ,   d. 17 May 1962, Wood County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Married	18 Jan 1911	Harrison County, West Virginia, USA   [2, 3, 4]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: 18 Jan 1911 at Grafton Place: Harrison, West Virginia Alvin John Fry 35, Taylor, Grafton WV, William H & Fannie L Fry Ethel Birdie Mason 27, Taylor, Harrison Co, George & Ethel Mason 1920 Graham, Mason, WV Cunningham, Henry 86 WVWVWV Helen M wife 63 WVWVWV Frye, Ethel B da 36 m WVWV OH John A sil 44 m WVWVWV Velma E gd 6 WVWVWV Wilda A gd 4 WVWVWV Dessie L gd 2 WVWVWV John W gs 10/12 WVWVWV 1930 Graham, Mason, WV all WVWVWV Fry, Ethel B 47 wd md age 27 Velma E da 16 W Marie da 14 Dessie L da 12 Johnie W son 11 Raymond A son 9
  Family ID	F23943	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dale Offit Radcliff,   b. 15 Sep 1906, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Jun 1975  (Age 68 years)
  Married	8 May 1941	Wood County, West Virginia, USA   [4]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: 5/8/1941 at Parkersburg Place: Wood Co, WV Dale Offit Radcliff, 34, 9/15/1906, Ritchie Co, Parkersburg, WS & Ethel Radcliff Dessie Lucille Frye, 23, 6/30/1917, New Haven WV, Parkersburg, JE (dec'd) & Ethel B Fry
  Children	1. Thomas E Radcliff   2. Michael R Radcliff   3. Rosalee Radcliff
  Family ID	F23929	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 20 Jun 2007 - Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S399] SSDI. [S1205] Census. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.