Obit of McQuaid, Joann Belle Fry - Kiowa County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Gene Phillips  <okarchives@comcast.com>   1 Jan 2006
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::Sunset Memorial Gardens--Lawton OK

Joann Belle Fry McQuaid 1933 - 2005

Joann Belle Fry McQuaid, 71, passed away Thursday, Sept. 29, 2005, at a 
hospital in Hobart, Okla.

Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday at First Baptist Church in Mineral Wells. Burial: 
3:30 p.m. Monday at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Lawton, Okla.

Memorials: may be made to the Moslah Shrine Children Burn Center, Fort 
Worth.

Born Nov. 9, 1933, Joann Belle Fry was raised on the Fry Ranch west of 
Apache in the slick hills area, in Oklahoma.

During high school, she was an accomplished seamstress and a national 
award-winner in 4-H. Joann graduated from Alden High School and married 
Ray McQuaid. During their 55 years of marriage, they had two children, 
Celia and John.

Joann was a Girl Scout leader for 11 years and director of the Fort 
Wolters Girl Scout Day Camp. She was a member of the Mineral Wells Chapter 
Order of Eastern Star for 25 years and member of the Ladies Auxiliary of 
the Directors, Moslah Shrine.

Joann had been an active member of First Baptist Church in Mineral Wells 
for 50 years.

Joann graduated salutatorian of her class from Weatherford College and 
together with her husband, Ray, they built a successful helicopter 
business, as owner-operators for 40 years, which involved extensive travel 
to domestic and foreign places alike.

She continued this joy of traveling in retirement, as together, Ray and 
Joann enjoyed seven exceptional years traveling in their motor home to 
many wonderful places.

At the time of her death, she and Ray were curators of a local museum in 
Mountain View, Okla.

Joann was preceded in death by her son, John Raymond McQuaid; and her 
parents, Lettie and Lewis Fry.

Survivors: Husband of 55 years, James Raymond McQuaid; daughter, Celia and 
husband, Timothy R. Brown of Athens, Ga.; grandson, Timothy McQuaid Brown, 
currently studying for the ministry at Toccoa Falls Christian College in 
Toccoa, Ga.; sister, Frankie Mayer of Las Vegas, Nev.; sister-in-law, 
Martha and husband, Jim Suther of Mineral Wells.

Published in the Star-Telegram on 10/2/2005.
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