Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthMar 21, 1937, Pilot Mountain, Surry County, North Carolina [18947]
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina [18947]
OccupationFormer Sheriff of Alamance County, NC
FatherGeorge Thomas FRYE Sr. (1890-1982)
MotherIda Love LASHMIT (1902-1996)
Obituary Online notes for “Sheriff” Richard Lee FRYE
Former Sheriff Dies Of Lung Cancer
2:07 PM, Nov 28, 2001
Folks in our area are waking up to some sad news.
Former Alamance County Sheriff, Richard Frye died late Tuesday at Alamance Regional Hospital.
Frye had been battling lung cancer for quite some time.
He stepped down from his post earlier this year after he learned the cancer had spread.
Gary Massey was appointed interim sheriff after Frye resigned.
Massey will continue to serve as sheriff until the 2002 Elections next November.
Sheriff Frye's long standing and strong ties in the community, made him a popular, and at times controversial official.
He was also one of the few Democrats serving as sheriff in our area.
Richard Frye was elected sheriff in 1990.
Before that he was a captain with the Sheriff's Department.
Frye oversaw a staff of 129 employees.
He also helped start a program in 1999, that alerts victims of domestic violence when their attackers are released from jail.
Frye was 64.
There's no word yet on funeral arrangements. [2148]
2:07 PM, Nov 28, 2001
Folks in our area are waking up to some sad news.
Former Alamance County Sheriff, Richard Frye died late Tuesday at Alamance Regional Hospital.
Frye had been battling lung cancer for quite some time.
He stepped down from his post earlier this year after he learned the cancer had spread.
Gary Massey was appointed interim sheriff after Frye resigned.
Massey will continue to serve as sheriff until the 2002 Elections next November.
Sheriff Frye's long standing and strong ties in the community, made him a popular, and at times controversial official.
He was also one of the few Democrats serving as sheriff in our area.
Richard Frye was elected sheriff in 1990.
Before that he was a captain with the Sheriff's Department.
Frye oversaw a staff of 129 employees.
He also helped start a program in 1999, that alerts victims of domestic violence when their attackers are released from jail.
Frye was 64.
There's no word yet on funeral arrangements. [2148]