Dorothy Norene (Belt) Frye (1916 - 1953)

Born 22 May 1916 in Saint Francisville, Lawrence, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Lester Louis Boyer — married 20 Dec 1938 in Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States

Wife of Earl Frye — married 20 Oct 1947 in Knox, Indiana, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Nov 1953 at age 37 in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Dorothy was born in 1916. She died in 1953 at the age of 37 from breast/lung cancer.

Parents: James Harrison Belt 1865 - 1947 and Rosella (Ryan) Belt 1879 - 1959.

Dorothy was married two times.

Spouse #1: Major Lester Louis Boyer 1915 - 1987. They were married 12/20/1938 in Henderson, Kentucky at the Methodist Episcopal Church, South by Rev. Walter I. Munday. Per Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797 - 1954. Lester was 23 and Dorothy was 22. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Boyer were the attendants. Lester was in the U.S. Army. They were later divorced (he was listed as single on 1940 Census). He married 2nd Mildred H. Coplen & they had 4 children. Findagrave #60135919 (pic. on page)

Children with Lester:

1. Rosalie Ann Boyer

• She was named for her Grandmother, Rosella
• Married David Lewis Whitfield

Spouse #2: Earl Frye 1912 - 1993. They were married 10/20/1947 in Knox, Indiana. Per Indiana Marriages, 1811 - 2019. He was first married to Thelma Haseman & they had 2 sons. Findagrave #18062674

Children with Earl: none

1) Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Belt, have announced the marriage of their daughter, Dorothy to Lester Boyer of Fort Knox, Kentucky. The wedding was solemnized 12/20 at the First Methodist Episcopal church, in Henderson, Kentucky with Rev. Walter Munday, reading the ceremony.

Mrs. Boyer is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Belt of this city. She graduated with the class of '34 from the local high school.

Mr. Boyer is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Boyer of this city. He graduated with the class of '33. He is enlisted in the Medical Detachment Hospital at Fort Knox, Kentucky.

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Boyer were the attendants. (newspaper clipping, I have the original)

2) Dorothy Boyer weds Earl Frye, 10/20/1947. In a quiet, but impressive singl ring ceremony at the Methodist church at Decker, Indiana, Dorothy Boyer of St. Francisville became the bride of Earl Frye of Evansville, Indiana, Monday evening. Rev. Donald Harmon of the First Methodist Church in Saint Francisville was the minister, hearing the vows. The bride wore a medium blue wool dress with black accessories and a red rose corsage. Mrs. Ruth Ritchie (her sister) wore a grey suit with black accessories and a corsage of red roses. The groom and his attendant, Mr. Ted Ritchie (her brother in law) were attired in business suits of blue and grey, respectively.

Immediately following the ceremony, a wedding supper was served at the home of the bride's mohter, Mrs. Harrison Belt in Saint Francisville. After a short wedding trip to Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Frye will be at home near Evansville where Mr. Frye is employed at the Briggs Company. (newspaper clipping, I have the original)

Sources

• Dorothy is buried at Oak Lawn Cemetery in Saint Francisville, Lawrence County, Illinois, USA. Her page lists and has links to her parents, 2 siblings, 2 spouses. There is a picture of her and of her headstone. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31500762/dorothy-n-frye

• Dorothy Norene (Belt) Boyer, Frye: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LBZV-Z29

• Dorothy graduated with the Class of 1934 from the St. Francisville High School in St. Francisville, Illinois.

• 1920 Census: Dorothy Belt. Age: 3. White, female. Home in 1920: Denison, Lawrence, Illinois. Birth date/place: 1917 in Illinois. Parent's birthplace: Illinois. Household members: James H. Belt, 54 (IL). Rose E. Belt, 41 (IL). Ruth Belt, 16 (IL). Dorothy Belt, 3 (IL).

• 1930 Census: Dorothy Belt. Age: 13. Home in 1930: Saint Francisville, Lawrence, Illinois. Birth date/place: 1917 in Illinois. Parent's birthplace: Illinois. Household members: Harrison Belt, 65 (IL). Rosella Belt, 50 (IL). Dorothy Belt, 13 (IL).

• 1940 Census: Dorothy Boyer. Age: 23. Married. Home in 1940: Saint Francisville, Lawrence, Illinois. Birth date/place: 1917 in Illinois. Household members: Harrison Belt, 73 (IL). Rosella Belt, 60 (IL). Dorothy, 23 (IL). Rosalie, 1 (IL).

• 1950 Census: Dorothy Frye. Age: 33. Married. Home in 1950: Scott, Vanderburgh, Indiana. Birth date/place: 1917 in Illinois. Occupation: keeping house. Grade completed: 12. Previous marriage: yes. Years since married: 3. Number of children: 1. Household members: Earl Frye, 37. Dorothy Frye, 33. Rosalie Ann Boyer, 11. James Earl Frye, 6. Robert Wayne Frye, 4.

• Indiana, U.S., Death Certifiicates, 1899 - 2011. Dorothy N. Frye, female. Age: 37. Married, white, female. Birth date/place: 5/22/1916 in Illinois. Death date/place: 11/1/1953 in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana. Father: Harrison Belt. Mother: Rosella Belt. Cause of death: Carcinoma of the Lung. Interval between onset and death: 1 year.