Pauline Fry

Family-Placed Death Notice

FRY, Pauline Pauline "Polly" S. Fry, age 96, of Marietta, Georgia, formerly of Decatur, Georgia, died on Friday, March 20, 2009. She was born October 22, 1912 in Nashville, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Thomas and Mamie Shelton. Mrs. Fry was orphaned in 1921. On June 12, 1937 she married Boyd Ethridge Fry in Louisville, Kentucky who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her brother Thomas Payton Shelton. Mrs. Fry lived in Nashville, TN, Louisville, KY, Memphis, TN, Atlanta and Decatur, GA. Her husband was a Naval officer in World War II and managed theaters for Loew's including the Loew's Grand Theater in Atlanta, GA famous for it's premier of the movie Gone With The Wind. She taught kindergarten in Decatur ,GA for 38 years at First Baptist Church and Arlynworth School near Emory University. Mrs. Fry was a member of Druid Hills Baptist Church for 67 years and taught Sunday School for 28 years. After the untimely death of her husband in 1957, Mrs. Fry raised two daughters as a single parent. She is survived by her two daughters, Olivia Fry Saunders of Owensboro, KY and Paula Fry Elmore of Marietta, GA. In addition, she is survived by three grandchildren, Gerald W. Saunders, Jr., Kendra J. Saunders and Lt. Kevin Boyd Saunders and by three great grandchildren, Madison Saunders, Gerald W. Saunders, III and Ava Jean Saunders. A funeral service will be held on Monday, March 23, 2009 at 11:00 AM at H.M. Patterson & Son Canton Hill Chapel 1157 Old Canton Rd, Marietta, GA 30068 with interment to follow in Westview Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday, March 22, 2009 from 4 until 5:30 PM. If desired memorial donations may be made to Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy 158 Linwood Plaza suite 220 Fort Lee, NJ 07024. Arrangements by H.M. Patterson & Son, Canton Hill, 1157 Old Canton Rd., Marietta, GA 30068. (770) 977-9485