Willis Milo Fryer

PLYMOUTH -Willis Milo Fryer, 91, died Thursday, Dec. 11, 2003, at the Bear River Valley Care Center in Tremonton.
He was born June 25, 1912, in Deweyville, Utah, to John Andrew Fryer and Grace Gardner. He married Faye Saunders on June 17, 1937, in Brigham City. She died in 1981. They have one daughter, LoReta Fryer Josephson husband Garth of Plymouth. Willis has two grandchildren, Sheree Josephson Hendricks husband Ron of Kaysville, Utah, and Jill Winder husband Randy of Highland, Utah. He also has three great-grandchildren: Benjamin J. Hendricks, Lynsey Jo Winder and Hannah J. Hendricks.
Willis grew up in Deweyville with four brothers, Merlin Fryer, Artell Fryer, Wesley Fryer, and Wayne Fryer; and two sisters, Stella Fryer Schieb and Darlene Fryer Zinck.
After graduating from Bear River High School, Willis moved to Salt Lake City to play baseball for the Salt Lake Bees where he was affectionately known as "Lefty." When he was young, he also played church basketball, and in his later years became an avid Jazz fan. Willis also loved to hunt and fish.
During World War II, he worked at the smelter in Garfield, Utah. He had farms in Deweyville, Fielding and Dillon, Mont., a place he loved and visited often to fish. For much of his life, he worked at the plastics shop at Hill Air Force Base where he originated several money-saving aircraft repair techniques for the military.
Willis and Faye lived for many years in Logan, where they kept an immaculate yard filled with colorful flowers. The yard, recognized for its beauty by the city of Logan, was filled with rock gardens, rock walls and rock paths designed and built by Willis. Willis and Faye loved to visit Yellowstone and eat out. After Willis' wife died, he moved to Plymouth to live near his daughter and son-in-law. He loved to help with the farm chores, watch the deer who visited his yard almost daily and visit frequently with family and neighbors. He lived on his own until one week before his death thanks to help from LoReta and Garth.
One of his favorite pastimes was shooting the breeze with friends at coffee shops in Logan, the Crossroads in Tremonton and the Subway in Plymouth. He loved to tell stories and reminisce.
Willis was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Faye; brothers Merlin, Artell, and Wesley; and sister Stella. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, two grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, brother Wayne Alene Fryer of Deweyville, and sister Darlene Zinck of Fairbanks, Alaska.
A viewing will be Monday, Dec. 15, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Rogers and Taylor Funeral Home located at 111 North 100 East, Tremonton. Services will be Tuesday, Dec. 16, at 11 a.m. at the Belmont First Ward located 16925 North 5200 West, Riverside. Friends and family may visit before the funeral from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Interment will be in the Deweyville cemetery.
The family would like to thank his friends at the Crossroads and Subway, the Bear River Valley Care Center and the Bear River Valley Hospital. A special thanks goes to the angels of Hospice, especially Kim. As Willis liked to say, "She's quite a gal."
Condolences may be expressed at www.rogersandtaylor.com .