Mary Fryer

Mary C. Fryer CHESAPEAKE - Mary Edna Billups Curling Fryer went home to be with her Savior Oct. 16, 2010. She resided with her husband Charles H. Fryer and son Charles Timothy Fryer on Scarborough Drive in Chesapeake. She was born Feb. 4, 1917 in Norfolk County to parents, Lee E. and Edna Knick Billups. She served her Lord, family, and community as a faithful daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, home- maker, foster parent, midwife and home health care nurse. Mary retired as a matron with the Chesapeake Sheriffs Department. She was a friend to many and a giver to all. Mary was predeceased by her first husband, Charles Raymond Curling; children, Dorothy Curling Hall, Daisy M. Rivenbark, and Robert Bateman; grandson, Gary Parrish; and great-grandson, Aaron Culbreth. She is survived by her children, Mary Ellen Curling Angus and husband Charles of Aydlett, N.C., William Henry Curling and wife Ruth of Chesapeake, Lisa Fryer of Texas, Dan McReynolds of Texas, Sally M. Storck of Moyock, N.C., Charles Flynn of Florida, Glenda Irving and husband Lee of Chesapeake. She also leaves to cherish her memory, grandchildren, Kimberly C. Angus, Charea L. Angus, David Bateman, Melody Hall Culbreth, Dorothy L. Curling, Pamela Powers Gomez, Billie Jo Hall Grandy, Kathy P. Harris, Christian Johnson, Marvin K. Powers, Martin K. Powers, Susan Rockwell, Sherrie Stoltz, Kenneth Storck, Cindy Storck and Lisa Parrish Turley. Among her many great and great-great grandchildren are, Olivia Angus, Zachary Angus, Alex Augustine, Ashley C. Di Leone, Dorothy Grandy, Dan Grandy, Jackson Harris, Jacob Harris, Joshua Harris, Brandon Morgan, Ethan Morgan, Courtney Parrish, Cory Parrish, Jaielle Powers, Martin Ray Powers, Melissa R. Powers, Leah Rae Reardon, Samuel Rockwell, Corey Stoltz, Nicole Stoltz, Marina Storck, Megan Storck, Skilar Storck, Amber G. Swanney and Danielle Turley. A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20, in Good Hope United Methodist Church, 1633 Benefit Road, Chesapeake. The Rev. Mark Christian and the Rev. Martin Ray Powers will officiate. The interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church following the service. Visitation will be Tuesday, Oct. 19, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Oman Funeral Home, Great Bridge Chapel, 653 Cedar Road in Chesapeake. Friends are invited to sign the online guest book at www.omanfh.com.