Obituary of Phyllis Robertson Fry

Mrs. Phyllis Robertson Fry, active in local philanthropic and service organizations, longtime employee of Sarkes Tarzian, Inc., poet, artist, and widow of the late educator, Ray W. Fry, passed away at Meadowood in Bloomington, on Friday, January 21, 2005, after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Fry was born on May 29, 1924 to Lionel and Zella Spoonmore Robertson in Avoca, Indiana as the oldest of eight children. She was a graduate of Needmore High School, class of 1942, and was employed in personnel and cost accounting at Sarkes Tarzian, Inc., for 42 years, retiring in 1993. Mrs. Fry was active in the Bedford chapter of Altrusa International, where she served five terms as president. She served as both local and national president of Omega Nu Tau sorority and was an organizer and past president of ABWA, where she was named ABWA Woman of the Year in 1986. Mrs. Fry was also a former co-chairwoman of the Lawrence County Multiple Sclerosis fund drive. In addition to Mrs. Frys civic activities, she was an accomplished artist and poet, having been published in several anthologies, and five books of her poems were also published. She was a member of the International Poets Hall of Fame. Additionally, for many years, she and her late husband Ray were world tour directors and 4-H leaders. Her children Susan Cummings of Nashville, IN., Dennis Fry of Indianapolis, IN., Laurie Coats of Jeffersonville, IN., Jeffrey Fry of Muncie, IN., and Todd Fry of Advance, IN, survive Mrs. Fry. She is also survived by two brothers, Don Robertson of Carmel, IN., and Bill Robertson of Indianapolis, IN.; five sisters, Randy Maloney of Midland, Texas, Judith Tindall of Jacksonville, FL, Sara Harp of Oolitic, IN., Brenda Stewart of Mooresville, IN., and Patty Robertson of Ellettsville, IN; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She will be missed by all. Funeral Information Funeral services will be held at Mt. Pleasant Christian Church on Monday, January 24, at 2:00 P.M., where Mrs. Fry had been a member for nearly 60 years. Friends may call at Day and Carter Mortuary on Sunday, January 23rd from 2:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. and on Monday at Mt. Pleasant Christian Church from 10:00 A.M. until the hour of service. Memorial contributions may be made to the Ray & Phyllis Fry Scholarship Fund at Bedford North Lawrence High School.