Leonard Edward Fry

Leonard Edward Fry obituary, Guthrie, OK

Leonard Edward Fry

Leonard Fry Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Smith-Gallo Funeral Home - Guthrie on Jul. 1, 2025.

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Leonard Edward "Bud" Fry of Moore, Oklahoma peacefully departed this life Sunday June 29, 2025, with his immediate family by his side.
Leonard was born June 24, 1945, in Guthrie, Oklahoma, the son of Frank Edward Fry and Marguerite Minnie Elizabeth (Wehrenberg) Fry. He was the youngest of eight siblings including sisters Edra, Twila, Dorthey, Maxine, Lois, Doris, and Carolyn.
Leonard married Arma Lea (Barker) Fry November 4, 1966, with whom he shared 59 years of loving marriage.
As a civilian at Tinker Air Force Base, Leonard spent his adult years working in mechanics, electronics, and as a Quality Assurance Specialist.
With a lifelong passion for sports, Leonard loved fishing and playing golf with family and friends, as well as watching any sporting event he could find.
Leonard will be remembered most for his kindness, generosity, loyalty, honesty, service, sense of humor, and love. As a believer in Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior, Leonard lived to show the same love and acceptance to others which he had received.
Leonard was preceded in death by his father Frank, mother Marguerite, and sisters Twila Skrobarcek, Lois Walton, Maxine Stephens, and Carolyn Fry, and is survived by his wife Arma Lea Fry of Moore, OK, daughter Shannon Lea (Fry) Hooper and husband David Hooper of Tulsa, OK, son, Scott Michael Fry of Tulsa, OK, grandson Brennan Christopher Hooper of Tulsa, OK, sister Edra Hawkins of Warr Acres, OK, sister Dorthey Del Rio of Edmond, OK, sister Doris Uhrig of Tecumseh, KS, brother-in-law Robert Barker and wife Colleen Barker of Guthrie, OK, special cousin Quondra Barham and husband Ron Osmus of Mulhall, OK, special cousin Ronnie Skinner and wife Sandy Skinner of Midwest City, OK, and many other beloved cousins, nieces, nephews, friends, and neighbors.
A celebration of life will be held at 2:00 P.M., Monday, July 7, 2025 at Smith Memorial Chapel located at 220 North 1st Street, Guthrie, Oklahoma 73044 with John Hawkins officiating. Interment will follow at Summit View Cemetery, Guthrie.
Visitation will be held Sunday, July 6, 2025, from 4:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. at Smith-Gallo Funeral Home.
Memorial donations may be made in Leonard's name to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude’s Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105.
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