Esther Lee Wilkes b. 4 Dec 1913 Scotland, North Carolina, USA d. 6 Jun 2016 Carthage, Moore, North Carolina, USA: acw

1913 - 2016 (102 years)

Name	Esther Lee Wilkes [1, 2, 3]
Birth	4 Dec 1913	Scotland, North Carolina, USA [1, 2, 3, 4]
Gender	Female
Name	Esther Lee Frye [4]
Residence	1920	Spring Hill, Scotland, North Carolina, USA [2]
Residence	1930	Spring Hill, Scotland, North Carolina, USA [3]
Residence	Age: 16; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; AttendedSchool: Yes; CanReadWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0005; LiveOnFarm: Yes; RegistrationDistrict: 5; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Daughter
Death	6 Jun 2016	Carthage, Moore, North Carolina, USA [4]
Death	sther Lee Wilkes Frye, age 102, of Airport Road, Carthage, died Monday June 6, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday at St. Paul Lutheran Church (formerly Yates-Thagard Baptist Church), 3253 Niagara-Carthage Rd., Whispering Pines, 28327, conducted by the Rev. Darrell Garner. Burial will follow at Yates -Thagard Cemetery. Esther was born December 4, 1913. She grew up in a house in Scotland County without plumbing or electricity, and lived to see men travel to the moon and return. She attended elementary school in the one-room Temperance Hall School, and graduated from high school in Wagram. She married Curtis Frye and they moved to Moore County around 1930. Living a short distance from Knollwood Field, they witnessed the military training exercises for World War II aircraft. She was first employed at St. Joseph’s Hospital, as a Nurses Aid. While working there she attended classes at night in order to become a Licensed Practical Nurse and continued working at St. Joseph’s for many years. Later in her career, she switched to private duty nursing, and continued to care for those in need. She was a friend and neighbor of Sandhills Community College. On December 4, 2013, she turned 100, and the college turned 50. She was preceded in death by her mother Maggie Wilkes and her husband Curtis Frye. She is survived by her children: Floyd Frye and wife Sarah of Carthage, Betsy Short and husband Mike of Whispering Pines, Clara Phibbs and husband Jay of Schroon Lake, NY, Donald Frye and wife Leslie of Chesterfield, VA; grandchildren John Frye and wife Tamara, Whispering Pines, Glenn Short and wife Lori, Lakeview, Jim Phibbs and wife Laurie, Cliftonpark, NY, Beverly Dunlop and husband Richard, Whispering Pines, Sharon Smith and husband Dan, Schroon Lake, NY; great-grandchildren Curtis, Colby, Danielle, Michael, Ben, Carly, Riley, Kristen and Carrie; several great-great-grandchildren. In lieu of memorials, honor Mrs. Frye’s career of caregiving by finding someone in need and caring for them. Friends are encouraged to visit with the family after the service at the family home on Airport Road. Fry & Prickett Funeral Home in Carthage is serving the Frye family. Condolences: PinesFunerals.com http://fryandprickett.tributes.com/obituary/show/Esther-Lee-Frye-103634244
Burial	10 Jun 2016	Yates -Thagard Baptist Cemetery, Whispering Pines, Moore, North Carolina, USA [4]
Person ID	I16434	tng Genealogy

Mother	Maggie Jane Wilkes, b. 4 Feb 1884, North Carolina, USA d. 29 Aug 1973, Southern Pines, Moore, North Carolina, USA (Age 89 years)
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F4401	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Curtis Frye, b. 18 Aug 1900, Moore, North Carolina, USA d. 25 Feb 1966, Carthage, Moore, North Carolina, USA (Age 65 years)

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	Birth - 4 Dec 1913 - Scotland, North Carolina, USA
	Residence - 1920 - Spring Hill, Scotland, North Carolina, USA
	Residence - Age: 16; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; AttendedSchool: Yes; CanReadWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0005; LiveOnFarm: Yes; RegistrationDistrict: 5; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Daughter - 1930 - Spring Hill, Scotland, North Carolina, USA
	Death - 6 Jun 2016 - Carthage, Moore, North Carolina, USA

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[S342] Ancestry.com, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;).
Roll Number: B_C088_66001; Volume: 2; Page: 279
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[S347] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;).
Year: 1920; Census Place: Spring Hill, Scotland, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1322; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 134; Image: 884.
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[S337] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;).
Year: 1930; Census Place: Spring Hill, Scotland, North Carolina; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2341455
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[S541] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/164030205/esther-lee-frye.
Record for Esther Lee Frye
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