Kimble County, TX - Obituaries: Fritz, Joe P., 1948 Tuesday, August 1, 2000 Submitted by: burtwyat@ctesc.net (Frederica Wyatt) ************************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************************* Found in the scrapbook belonging to the late Margaret Griffen Harrison, Junction, Texas (Name of paper not given) JOE P. FRITZ FUNERAL RITES HELD SATURDAY Funeral services for Joe P. Fritz, former hotel manager here for many years, who died in Opelousas, La., Thursday, September 2nd, were held from the Hodges Funeral Home chapel, Saturday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Thomas D. Murphy, Presbyterian minister, officiating. The Masonic Lodge conducted the rites at the graveside. Burial was made in the Junction cemetery. Fritz was born August 9, 1875, in Gillespie County. He and Mrs. Fritz operated the Fritz Hotel here many years and the new hotel for awhile after its construction. later they operated tourist courts at Buchanan Lake. They returned to Junction in 1946 and lived here until they went to Opelousas to make their home with their son- in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Thompson this year. Fritz had been ill about two weeks before his death. He was a charter member of the Junction Rotary Club and belonged to the London Masonic Lodge. Survivors include the widow, the daughter, and one grandchild, Vallie Sue Thompson. London Masons were pall bearers. =====================================================================================