Vernon Ardell (Clamp) Frick (1925 - 1983)

Born 7 Jul 1925 in Chapin, Lexington, South Carolina, United States

Husband of Ethel Doratha (Clamp) Frick — married 2 Jun 1946 in Prosperity, Newberry, South Carolina, United States

Died 15 May 1983 at age 57 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States

Biography

The son of Jonas Berley Frick (1892-1978) and Annie Mae Riddle (1896-1979), Ardell Frick was born in Chapin, South Carolina^{[citation needed]} in 1925, residing there with his family.^[1][2] His siblings included:

1. Willie Mac Frick (1914-1968)
2. Nezzie Mae Frick (1916-2009)
3. Jonas Earl Frick (1918-2005)
4. John David Frick (1921-2001)
5. Otis Darr Frick (1923-2015)
6. Leila Margaret Frick (1927-2010)
7. Samuel L. Frick (1938-)

Ardell registered for the World War II draft when he was 21, registering in Chapin, South Carolina on March 31, 1947.^[3] He enlisted in the United States Navy, serving from July 2, 1943 through May 4, 1946.^{[citation needed]}

After the war, Ardell returned to South Carolina, marrying Ethel (Clamp) Frick in Prosperity, South Carolina on June 2, 1946^{[citation needed]} and making their home in 1950 in Mendenhall, South Carolina^[4] Ardell did not list an occupation on the 1950 federal census; his wife later worked at the South Carolina Department of Welfare while Ardell completed a course of education at Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary.

Ardell Frick passed away at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, North Carolina^[5][6][7] at the age of 57 and is buried at Union Lutheran Church cemetery in Salisbury, North Carolina.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPCY-F9F : accessed 2 February 2023), Vernon A Frick in household of J Berley Frick, Saluda, Lexington, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 32, sheet 6B, line 91, family 99, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2205; FHL microfilm 2,341,939.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4DR-214 : 11 January 2021), Vernon A Frick in household of J Berley Frick, Saluda Township, Lexington, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 32-32, sheet 8A, line 6, family 118, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3823.
3. ↑ National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for South Carolina, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 66; Order No. 11,673B; Serial No. 173B. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Ancestry Record 2238 #197059911 with attached Image
4. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6F7D-3F8T : Tue Oct 03 11:10:01 UTC 2023), Entry for Vernon A Frick and Ethel D Frick, 13 April 1950.
5. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGWG-HDS : 29 September 2022), Vernon Ardell Frick, 1983.
6. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H4DX-5PMM : 14 February 2020), Vernon Ardell Frick, 1983.
7. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JR63-559 : 8 January 2021), Vernon Frick, May 1983; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
8. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVG1-XDSG : 3 July 2020), Vernon Ardell Frick, 1983; Burial. Find A Grave: Memorial #133798382