Ella 'Irene' (Collier) Fryar Chadburn (1910-1993)

SEE "Timeline" for chronological order of life events including any photos and documents as available; SEE "Media" for any documents and photos included from "Timeline" as available.

MEMORIAL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=73381522

Ella Irene Collier was born January 20, 1910, in Paris, Lamar County, Texas, daughter of William Nathaniel Collier and Ophelia Tennessee "Tennie" (Eubank) Collier. She attended Paris schools and a beauty school. During the 1940's and 1950's, she operated the Stellrose Beauty Shop in Paris.

She married Albert Carl Fryar. Their 2 sons are Anthony Carlyle and Allen Cary Fryar. In 1967, she married Edward S. Chadburn. In Paris, she was a member of the Altrusia Club, various garden clubs, and several bridge groups. She was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church and the Friendship Sunday School Class. In August 1988, she was preceded in death by her son, Anthony Carlyle Fryar. By 1993, her family included 6 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.

On Sunday, September 19, 1993, Ella Irene (Collier) Fryar Chadburn, age 83, formerly of 1861 Belmont St. in Paris, died in McCuistion Regional Medical Center, Paris, TX. Services were held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 22, in Fry & Gibbs Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Gifford Long of Calvary United Methodist Church presiding. Burial was in Meadowbrook Cemetery, 3 miles SE of Paris, Lamar County, Texas.

References: The Paris News, TX, Tues, Sept 21, 1993 issue, pg 4; SEE Documents if available under “Media” or “Timeline” events

Note: Overview compiled by family researcher Jim Semple, Jr., subject to additions & corrections. (anyone connected invited to add photos, documents, information, corrections, etc. for now and future generations)