James Lay Fryer

1925 - 1973  (48 years)

• Name	James Lay Fryer
  Born	26 Mar 1925	Indianola, Sunflower County, Mississippi, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	27 Mar 1973	Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
  Buried	29 Mar 1973	Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery - Houston, Texas, USA
  Person ID	I16934	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	11 Feb 2026

  
  

  Family	Lady Maraline Hodgkiss,   b. 18 Jan 1936, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, USA ,   d. 26 Feb 1991, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA  (Age 55 years)
  Married	26 Jun 1959	Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
  Children	1. L.L. Fryer
  Last Modified	11 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F7448	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 26 Mar 1925 - Indianola, Sunflower County, Mississippi, USA Married - 26 Jun 1959 - Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA Died - 27 Mar 1973 - Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA Buried - 29 Mar 1973 - Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery - Houston, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		U.S. World War II Draft Card - James Lay Fryer Name: James Lay Fryer Gender: Male Race: White Age: 18 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 26 Mar 1925 Birth Place: Indianola, Mississippi, USA Residence Place: Silver City, Humphreys, Mississippi, USA Registration Date: 26 Mar 1943 Registration Place: Silver City, Humphreys, Mississippi, USA Employer: Student Height: 5' 10" Weight: 180 lbs. Complexion: Light Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Gray Next of Kin: W. H. Fryer
  		Marriage Record of James Lay Fryer and Lady Maraline Hodgkiss Groom Name: James Lay Fryer Bride Name: Lady Maraline Ayres Marriage Date: 26 Jun 1959 Marriage Place: Harris, Texas, USA Document Number: 244193
  		Marriage License of James Lay Fryer and Lady Maraline Hodgkiss Groom Name: James Laye [Lay] Fryer Gender: Male Marriage Date: 26 Jun 1959 Marriage Place: Harris, Texas, USA Spouse: Lady Maraline Ayres Document Number: 244193
  		Death Certificate for James Lay Fryer Name: James Lay Fryer Gender: Male Race: White Death Age: 48 Birth Date: 26 Mar 1925 Birth Place: Indianola, Mississippi Residence Date: 1973 Residence Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA Death Date: 27 Mar 1973 Death Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA Father: William Henry Fryer Mother: Addie B. Wasson Certificate Number: 29912
  		Obituary of James Lay Fryer Published in The Houston Chronicle on March 28, 1973
  		Obituary of James Lay Fryer Published in The Houston Post on March 28, 1973
  		Obituary of James Lay Fryer Published in The Houston Post on March 29, 1973

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of James Lay Fryer and Lady Maraline Hodgkiss Fryer Schulz Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery - Houston, Texas, USA Plot: Section 302

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: FRYER - James Lay Fryer, 48, of 6406 Newquay died Tuesday. Emplyee of Commercial Union Insurance Companies. Veteran of WW II U.S. Air Force. Member Methodist Church. Survivors: Wife, Mrs. Lady M. Fryer of Houston; daughters, Sheri Lee and Laura Lynn Fryer both of Houston; mother, Mrs. P. D. Scott of Leland, Miss., sister Mrs. Wesley Clark of Hattisburg, Miss. Services 10 A.M. Thursday, Earthman's Bellaire Chapel, Rev. Mauzon Biggs officiating. Burial Forest Park West. In lieu of usual remembrances, family requests friends make Memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society. Pallbearers: Co-Workers of Commercial Union Insurance Companies: James O. Chapman, J. W. Ehrlich, Jr., Ken C. Goabel, William T. Boardman, E. A. Landry, J. T. Johnson, Carl Yarletts, P. J. Hanlon. Honorary Pallbearers: Jack Lockhart, Richard T. Smith, Lawrence H. Smith, Frank Cruse, Robert Hodgkiss, Geo. E. Jachne Jr., A. R. Buckner of Austin, W. G. Clark of Hattisburg, Miss., Earthman Funerals. 6700 Ferris at Dashwood, Bellaire. 667-6505. (Published in The Houston Chronicle on March 28, 1973) Obituary: FRYER JAMES LAY FRYER, 48, of 6406 Newquay, died March 27, 1973. Member of First Methodist Church. Survivors: Wife, Mrs. Lady M. Fryer, Houston; daughters, Sherry Lee Fryer, Houston, Laura Lynn Fryer, Houston; mother, Mrs. P.D. Scott, Leland, Miss.; sister, Mrs. Olive Clark, Hattiesburg, Miss. Services 10 a.m. Thursday Earthman Bellaire Chapel with the Dr. Mouzon Biggs officiating. Interment Forest Park West. Pallbearers: James O. Chapman, J.W. Ehrlich Jr., Ken C. Goabel, William T. Boardman, E.A. Landay, J. T. Johnson, P. J. Hanion, Carl Warlettf. Honorary Pallbearers: Jack Lockhart, Richard T. Smith. Lawrence H. Smith, Frank Cruse, Robert Hodgkiss, George E. Jachne Jr., A. R. Buckner. of Austin. Texas. W. G. Clark, Hattiesburg, Miss., also Co-Workers at Commercial Union Insurance Companies. In lieu of usual remembrances family request friends make memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society. EARTHMAN FUNERALS, 6700 Ferris at Dashwood, Bellaire, 667-6505. (Published in The Houston Post on March 28, 1973) Obituary: FRYER JAMES LAY FRYER, 48, of 6406 Newquay, died March 27, 1973. Member of Methodist Church. Survivors: Wife, Mrs. Lady M. Fryer, Houston; daughters, Sheri Lee Fryer, Houston, Laura Lynn Fryer, Houston; mother, Mrs. P.D. Scott, Leland, Miss.; sister, Mrs. Wesley Clark, Hattiesburg, Miss. Services 10 a.m. Thursday Earthman Bellaire Chapel with Dr. Mouzon Biggs officiating. Interment Forest Park West. Pallbearers: James O. Chapman, J.W. Erlich Jr., Ken C. Goabel, William T. Boardman, E.A. Landry, J.T. Johnson, P.J. Hanlon, Carl Yarlettf, Co-Workers at Commercial Insurance Companies. Honorary Pallbearers: Jack Lockhart, Richard T. Smith, Lawrence H. Smith, Frank Cruse, Robert Hodgkiss, George E. Jachne Jr., A. R. Buckner, of Austin, Texas, W.G. Clark of Hattiesburg, Miss. In lieu of usual remembrances family request contributions to the American Concer Society. EARTHMAN FUNERALS, 6700 Ferris at Dashwood, Bellaire, 667-6505 (Published in The Houston Post on March 29, 1973)