Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....FRITH, ROBERT KENNETH February 22, 2015
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News Star World - February 24, 2015
ROBERT KENNETH FRITH

Memorial Service for Robert Kenneth Frith, 66, of Lake Providence, LA will be 
held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at Harvest Assembly of God in 
Oak Grove, LA. Brother Bill Bearden will officiate the services.

Kenneth Frith was born to James and Rosa Lee Frith on December 1, 1948 in Lake 
Providence, LA and passed away on February 22, 2015. Kenneth is preceded in 
death by his parents James and Rosa Lee Frith, brother Charles Frith, sister-
in-law Ruby Frith, brother-in-law Ronnie Cummings, and mother-in-law Hazel 
Hollister.

Kenneth is survived by his wife of 45 years, Pam Cummings Frith, daughters, 
Samantha Crawford and husband Craig, Niki Hagan and husband Stephan; sons, 
John David Frith and wife Alane, and Toby Frith and wife Rachel. He is also 
survived by eight precious granddaughters, Katie, Marron and Sarah Frith, 
Callie Rose and Kate Crawford, Maggie and Lila Anne Frith, and Mary Louise 
Hagan. Other survivors include sister and brother-in-law Louise and Joseph 
Martin; sister and brother-in-law Annette and Sammy Yates; brother Floyd 
Frith; sister-in-law Deanna Frith Mew and husband Danny; brother-in-law Donnie 
Cummings and wife Judy, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Kenneth was a 1966 graduate of Lake Providence High School. He attended 
Northeast Louisiana University, where he played Defensive Tackle for the 
Indians. Kenneth was named All-American during his playing time at NLU. 
Kenneth was drafted by the Baltimore Colts in 1971. He later played football 
in the Canadian League, where he earned All-Pro Honors and led his team to the 
Gray Cup (the Canadian version of the Super Bowl). In February 1990, Kenneth 
was inducted to the Northeast Louisiana University Athletic Department's Hall 
of Fame. He was also named on NLU's 50 years Golden Anniversary Team.

After his football career ended, Kenneth became a farmer. After farming for 
several years, he became involved in the agricultural sales arena, where he 
retired as a manager of an agricultural supply business. During his time in 
agricultural sales he excelled, winning numerous top sales awards such as the 
Gold Merit Award of the Southeast United States Region for several years 
running.

Kenneth led a very successful life on the football playing field and in his 
career with sales. His motto was "Be the best, or don't get out of bed". 
However, he would proudly tell you that his wife, children, and precious 
grandgirls were "his silver & gold". He will be remembered for his larger than 
life personality and his infectious smile and laughter. His family is blessed 
to treasure a lifetime of memories with their "Papa". They enjoyed working 
hard and playing hard with him.

True to Kenneth's personality, his body has been donated to science. In lieu 
of flowers, donate money to a perfect stranger which was one of Kenneth's 
favorite things to do. Make someone's day! 

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