Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameMary Oma Fry 
Birth28 Nov 1930, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
Death24 Dec 2003, Autumn Care of Salisbury, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
Burial26 Dec 2003, Liberty UMC Cemetery, Liberty, Rowan County, NC
FatherLuther Adam Fry (1909-1978)
MotherElizabeth Evver “Lib“ Frick (1911-1996)
Spouses
Birth14 Aug 1930, Rowan County, NC
Death3 Sep 1990, NC Cancer Institute, Lumberton, Robeson County, NC
Burial5 Sep 1990, St Matthew’s Lutheran Church Cemetery, Rowan County, NC
FatherDavid Wesley Shepherd (1885-1960)
MotherMaggie Ludora Trexler (1890-1974)
Marriage12 Jul 1950, South Carolina
Divorce
ChildrenKenneth Ray “Kenny” (1952-2018)
Edward Eugene “Ed“ (1953-2005)
James Patrick “Jim“ (1957-2023)
Notes for Mary Oma Fry
Mary Oma Fry Shepherd
Mary Oma Fry Shepherd, 73, Salisbury, died Wednesday (Dec. 24, 2003) at Autumn Care of Salisbury.
Born Nov. 28, 1930, in Rowan County, Mrs. Shepherd was a daughter of the late Luther Adam and Elizabeth Frick Fry.
Educated in the Rowan County Schools, she worked in the spinning room of Cannon Mills Plant 7, Kannapolis, for more than 30 years.
She was a member of Liberty United Methodist Church.
Survivors include sons Kenneth R. and James P. Shepherd, both of Gold Hill, and Edward E. Shepherd, Salisbury; brother Jerry Fry, Lexington; five grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and six step-great-grandchildren.
Services: 11 a.m. Friday, Liberty United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mark Helms, pastor. Burial, church cemetery.
Visitation: 9:30-11 a.m. Friday, Liberty United Methodist Church and at other times at the home of granddaughter Mary Shepherd Whitaker, 8965 Stokes Ferry Road.
Powles Funeral Home is in charge.
Memorials: Rowan Animal Shelter.
Salisbury Post, 25 Dec 2003
Mary Oma Fry Shepherd, 73, Salisbury, died Wednesday (Dec. 24, 2003) at Autumn Care of Salisbury.
Born Nov. 28, 1930, in Rowan County, Mrs. Shepherd was a daughter of the late Luther Adam and Elizabeth Frick Fry.
Educated in the Rowan County Schools, she worked in the spinning room of Cannon Mills Plant 7, Kannapolis, for more than 30 years.
She was a member of Liberty United Methodist Church.
Survivors include sons Kenneth R. and James P. Shepherd, both of Gold Hill, and Edward E. Shepherd, Salisbury; brother Jerry Fry, Lexington; five grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and six step-great-grandchildren.
Services: 11 a.m. Friday, Liberty United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mark Helms, pastor. Burial, church cemetery.
Visitation: 9:30-11 a.m. Friday, Liberty United Methodist Church and at other times at the home of granddaughter Mary Shepherd Whitaker, 8965 Stokes Ferry Road.
Powles Funeral Home is in charge.
Memorials: Rowan Animal Shelter.
Salisbury Post, 25 Dec 2003