Obituary of Paul Frye

Longtime Kanorado, Kansas resident and former Stratton, Colorado resident Paul Franklin Frye passed away on September 3, 2006 at the Park West Plaza in Wichita, Kansas. He was 88 years old. Paul was born on April 3, 1918 one of four children, to Lewis and Maude (Kiper) Frye in a sod house south of Kanorado. Paul graduated from Kanorado High School in 1935. In December of 1940, he married Evelyn Darlene Davis in Boulder, Colorado. To this union three children were born; Michael, Lou and Lea. In September of 1980, Darlene passed away after fighting a battle with Lou Gehrig ’s disease. In 1941, Paul was called to serve his country in the Army with Company I from Burlington. He served during WWII in New Guinea and the Philippines. He eventually was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army. Paul was very well known in the community because of his two professions. He was the mail carrier people loaded up every Christmas with fruit cakes, homemade canned goods and pastries of all kinds. He also knew how to fix almost anything and the phone was always ringing for him to come and fix a broken furnace or washing machine. If he wasn’t working, he was gardening. Paul loved flowers, especially Dahlias. He inherited it from his mom and he passed it down to his children. Also some of the things that he enjoyed were golf, dancing and hunting. He loved to read and learn about things and places. He was extremely intelligent, and if he wasn’t reading about something or watching about new medical discoveries or tribes in Africa, then he was having a discussion about it. He had a passion for politics. He had many firery discussions over the president that was in power at the time. Football and baseball were also passions. He never missed a game. WWII left a huge mark on him. He talked about it a lot and always kept in contact with the friends he made until the very end. He loved his family very much. Paul was a retired mail carrier and a handy man that worked at Winn Hardware; he was a member of the Goodland VFW Post 1133 and the Goodland Elks Lodge 1528. He is preceded in death by his parents, his wife Darlene and two sisters. He is survived by two daughters Lea Cramer of Kansas City, MO, and Lou Griffith and her husband David of Wichita, KS, one son Mike Frye and his wife JoAnn of Wichita, KS, his brother Ray Frye of Mandan, North Dakota, companion Netha Kindred of Stratton, Colorado, three nephews and two nieces. He is also survived by six grandchildren: Robert Cramer, Jessie and Nathan Griffith; Kane, Amy and Katie Frye; and two great grandchildren: Alex Griffith and Tory Frye. Funeral Services for Mr. Frye were held on Friday, September 8, 2006 at 10:00 AM at the Kanorado United Methodist Church in Kanorado with Pastor Leonard Cox officiating. Burial with Military Honors was held in the Kanorado Cemetery. Visitation was held on Thursday, September 07, 2006 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Love Funeral Home in Burlington, Colorado. Memorials may be made in Paul’s name to the ALS foundation, the Stratton Ambulance Service or to the Kanorado Senior Center and may be left at the Bank of Burlington in Burlington.