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THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
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By: J. W. Deeg
June 4, 1975
Adrian, Michigan
Phone: (313) 263-0180
Retiring at the June 4-7 sessions of the Detroit Annual Conference of the
United Methodist Church held at Adrian, Michigan, is Rev. Willi am H. Fraser.
Mr. Fraser became an associate member of the Detroit Annual Conference on
June 8, 1969.
The son of James and Eva Fraser, he was licensed to preach in
1947 by the Charge Conference of the Perkinsville Church in Indiana.
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graduate of Flint-Northern High School, Flint, Michigan and a graduate of Marion
College, Marion , Indiana receiving his B.A. degree in 1946.
Following his
License to Preach, he attended Detroit Bible College.
The Rev. Mr. Fraser served the church at Perkinsville, Indiana in the North
Indiana Conference.
During his associate membership in the Detroit Annual
conference, Rev. Fraser served churches at Millersburg , Akron, Bay City-Thoburn,
wyandotte-Glenwood, First Church-Birmingham as Associate Minister , an d Detroitwest Outer Drive.
Mr. Fraser was married to Genevive Winkworth of Saginaw, Michigan.
To their
union was born a son, Ron, and three daughters, Sandra, Joyce and Patricia.
Frasers traveled to Europe on three different occasions.
fishing as a hobby.
The
Mr. Fraser enjoys fly
Following retirement he plans to keep busy by doing part
time work as Front Desk Clerk in the Holiday Inn at Grayling.
THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
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Adrian, Michigan
June 13, 1968
For Immediate Release
Copy:
Mrs. K. Truax
Rev. William H. Fraser was e l ected to Associate Membership in the Detroit Annual Conference of the United
Methodist Church at the Execut i ve session of the 127th
meeting of the Detro it Annual Conference of the Uni ted
Methodist Church being held this week on the campus of
Adrian Coll ege, Adrian, Michigan.
Associate Membership i s a new relationshi p established
by the Uniting Confereace of the United Methodist Church
and grants additional privileges, including the right to
vote upon all matters coming before the Annual Conference
with the exception of the Executive Session, to those
pe rsons who have met certain r e quirements of service and
education.
Rev. William H. Fraser son of Mr. and Mrs. James
Fraser, Coldwater, Michigan, was graduated from Flint
Northe rn High School in 19 29 and att ended Marion College ,
Marian, Indiana .
Bible .
He also attended De t roit School of the
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Rev. Fraser was first recommended for License to
Preach in
1947.
He is presently a member of a Confer-
ence Program Committee .
Mrs. Fraser is the former Miss Genivieve Callison,
daughter of Mrs. Edward Winkworth, Sednow, Michigan.
Rev. Fraser has been reassigned as associate minis@
ter to First United Methodist Church, Birmingham, Michigan, by Bishop Dwi ght E. Loder.
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Notification of Death
Rev . Wi l liam H. Fraser , re tired Detroi t Conference pastor , died
Friday ,
January 10 , 2003 . Visitation will take place at Sore nson ' s Funeral
Home ,
1108 North Down River Rd ., Grayling , MI , on Saturday, January 11 from
3 - 8 : 00
p . m., and on Sunday , January 12 from 12 - 6 : 00 p.m . .
Funeral Services will be held on Monday , January 13 at 11 : 00 a . m. at
Miche ls on Memorial UMC , 400 Michigan Avenue , Grayling , MI .
Condolences may be sent to : Mrs . Gen Fraser (spouse)
P. O. Box 342
Grayling , MI 49738
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Information for Memoirs
Name
wrr.r.TAM
FRASER
HARRY
'(middle)
(first)
(maiden)·
(last)
Birthdate JANUARY 15, 1910
Birth place _ ____;C:,.:AR:.:::::..;.;B;:;:..O.::....N;;__.;;.;R~UN..;;..;....:.~__:P....;;A.::........._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Date of admission · LD 1949
to the
Congregations served 1947
1954 AKRON, ·MI;
DETROIT
Conference
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PE:RKINSVILLE 1
1958· BAY CITY -
IN:· 1949 MILLERSBURG; MI
THOBURN: NOV. 1965 GLENWOOD, WYANDOTTE:
. 1967 BIRMINGHAM FIRST (AS$QC.);1970 DETROIT- WE~~ OUTER DRIVE:1~72hDISAB
· Date of death JA~. 10 , 03 Place _ot death GRAYLING, MI
Age at ueat .~9""11!2,___
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.sch~o~college "infor~·ati~~ · ~IGHS~~b~- - G~~~ ....-~LI~~ ~ ~~-
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.Employment informatioMPPRENTICE IN PHARMACY
TOOL AND DYE MAKER
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Ho!lors/awards HAVING SPENT TIME "IN A CCC CAMP, BILL HAD A GREAT INTEREST
IN THE CCC P~RAM. HE SERVED AS NATIONAL CHAPLAIN FOR THE CCC ALUMNI,
WAS DIRECTOR FOR THE N.C. REGION AND ALSO WAS CHAIRPERSON FOR THE CCC
STATUE PROGRAM. HE DIRECTED THE FIRST INTEGRATED METH. YOUTH CAMP. AND
Survivors/relation~hip WJ\S-~1\MED " MICHIGAN CITI ZEN OF THE YEAR" * *
WIFE :GTa:rlt'r 'pm;;- .· . SOIIl ·'RJ')_
.., ..f'.RASER{I\T·G:R:A) :JAUGHTER PATRICIA (JOHN) LUNDY,
DAUGHTER JOYCE (PHIL) _DAVIDSON, DAUGHTER SANDY (LARRY) DAVIDSON,
NINE GRANDCH~LDREN A~D SEV~N GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.
~~ in~r~ ationwas provided ~~G~e~n~e~v~i~e~vue~F~·r~a~s~e~r~---------------~
Address
p o Box 3"42
Gray] ing MI 49738 ·
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Full legal name of one being remembered:
DateofBirth: JANUARY 15,1910
WILLIAM HARRY ( Bill ) FRASER
DateofDeath:
JANUARY 10, 2003
68
GENEVIEVE
Spouse of:
-------------------------------- Married: ----------- years.
Information for the short Statement to be read during the service: Words of celebration
Bill graduated from Marion College, Indiana and saved 6hurches in
Perkinsville, IN,Millersburg, Akron, Bay City, Glenwood-Wyandotte,
Birmingham First (Assoc) and w.outer Drive, in the Detroit Conference.
Bill had a vital interest in the Civilian Conservation Corps Alumni and
was National ehairperson of the Statue Program, as well as Chplain for the
National
NACCCA 2\lnmnj.
He directed the first integrated Methodist Youth Camp in the Detroit ~
CoE:fereE:ee.
He was named " Senior Citizen of the Year" of Michigan in 1995; he
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Board for
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Chelsea Reeiremefte Home.
lt member ot a clergy family, please list known appomtments in Detroit Conference;
OR if lay person, please list church membership and conference/district areas of service & years.
Name ofperson/s designated to come forward during the service (and relationship to deceased)
_Joycg_ Dc:rvid ~ on-Sandra Davidson
{dp.ughters)
Please reserve 10
seats for family & friends.
If you or members of your family are unable to attend this service, we hope you will contact a
friend who may participate in the service on the family's behalf Who will this person be:
Name:genevieve Fraser
Telephone: __9LJ8.._9...__.3..._4...._8...__..._7..._7.....
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Address: P. 0. Box 342 - Grayling, MI 49738
Who should I contact ifadditjonal information is needed: Relationship: §enevieve Fraser
Name:
Address:
widow
Telephone:
989 348 7730
P. 0. Box 342- Grayling, MI 49738
Please feel free to write additional comments on the back of this form .
Please return this information sheet to me as soon as possible. A stamped return envelop is
enclosed for your convenience. If you have questions please call me.
Janice Caldwell, Memorial Service Coordinator
17543 Garfield, #G2, Redford, Ml 48240-2181
Telephone: 513-541-6171
E-Mail: caldwellpresumc@yahoo.com
his wife, Mr. Fraser is survived by three daughters:
Patricia Qqhn) Lundy; Joyce
(Phil) Davidson; and Sandy
(Larry) Davidson; one son,
Ronald (Nora) Fraser; and
many other relatives. A funeral
service was held Jan. 13 at
Michelson Memorial UMC
with the Revs. Jeffrey Jaggers
and Jeff Regan officiating.
Condolences may be sent to:
Mrs. Gen Fraser, .P.O. Box
342, Grayling, MI 49738.
THE REV. WILLIAM H.
FRASER, retired Detroit
Conference pastor, died Jan.
10. He was born Jan: 15,
1910, in Carbon Run, Pa., to
James and Eva Qones) Fraser.
He married Genevieve Collison on Feb. 10, 1934, in Marquette. He served at: Millersburg, Akron, Bay City: ·
Thoburn, Wyandotte: Glenwood, Birmingham: First
(associate), and Detroit: West
Outer Dr. Mr. Fraser, a resident of Grayling since 1972,
was active in the Michelson
Memorial UMC there. At one
time he was Senior Citizen of
the Year for Michigan. Besides
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OBITUARIES
Reverend William H.
Fraser
]an. 15, 1910- ]an 10, 2003
Reverend William H. Fraser,
age 92 of Grayling, died Friday,
. January 10 at Mercy Hospital,
Grayling. He was born on
January 15, 1910 in Carbon
Run, Penn·sylvania to James and
Eva (Jones) Fraser.
Reverend Fraser was married
to the form er Genevieve
Collison on Febmary 10, 1934
in Marquette. They were happily married for 68 years.
Willi am, a resident of
Grayling since 1972, was a
retired United Methodist minister He was a member of the
Michelson Memori al United
William
Methodist Church.
was a member of the Civilian
Conservation Corps (C.C.C.).
He also served as Chaplain of
the National C.C.C. organization. He was chairman for the
C.C.C. Statue Program, having
pl aced 19 statues in various
locations in the United States.
He was an avid fly fi sherman
and hunter. Reverend Fraser
was "senior citizen" of the year
for the State of Michigan. He
wrote a book entitled Reason f or
ghost wri tten by close
friend, Arthur Kerle.
He was preceded in death by
hi s parents, James and Eva
Fraser; and one brother, Roy
Fraser.
Surviving William is his wife,
Genevieve; three daughters,
Patricia (John) Lundy of
Oswego, IL , Joyce (Phil)
Davidson of Willi s, and Sandy
(Larry) Davidson of Saline; one
son, Ronald (Nora) Fraser of
Bay City; nine grandchildren,
John "J.T." (Renee) Lundy of
Naperville, IL, Scot (Karla)
Lundy of Montgomery, IL,
Lorraine
(Jim) HemmeterVanCopponole of Ann Arbor,
Vincent
Hemmeter
of
MA,
Angela
Hemmeter of Austin, TX,
Dustin and Beau Davidson of
Saline, Leslie (Eric) Day of
Grand Rapids, Shane Fraser of
Littleton, CO; seven greatgrandchildren, Calvin Lundy,
Cooper Lundy, Coli n Lundy,
Curtis Day, Jacob Day, Patrick
Day, Thomas Day; one brother,
Howard (Jean) Fraser of Athens,
GA.
Services were held on January
13 at Michelson Memorial
United Methodist Church,
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Reverend William H.
Fraser
Jan. 15, 1910- Jan 10, 2003
Reverend William H. Fraser,
age 92 of Grayling, died Friday,
January 10 at Mercy Hospital ,
Grayling. He was born on
January 15, 1910 in Carbon
Run, Pennsylvania to James and
Eva (Jones) Fraser.
Reverend Fraser was married
to the former Genevieve
Collison on February 10, 1934
in Marquette. They were happily married fo r 68 years.
Willi am, a res ident of
Gray ling since 1972, was a
retired United Methodist mini ster He was a member of the
Michelson Memorial United
Methodist Church.
William
was a member of the Civilian
Conservation Corps (C.C.C.).
He also served as Chaplain of
the National C.C.C. organization . He was chairman for the
C.C.C. Statue Program, having
placed 19 statues in various
locations in the United States.
He was an avid fly fisherman
and hunter. Reverend Fraser
was "senior citizen" of the year
for the State of Michigan. He
wrote a book entitled Reason for
eing, ghost written by close
friend, Arthur Kerle.
He was preceded in death by
his parents, James and Eva
Fraser; and one brother, Roy
Fraser.
Surviving William is his wife,
Genevieve; three daughters,
Patricia (John) Lundy of
Oswego, IL, Joyce (Phil)
Davidson of Willis, and Sandy
(Larry) Davidson of Saline; one
son, Ronald (Nora) Fraser of
Bay City; nine grandchildren,
John "J.T." (Renee) Lundy of
Naperville, lL, Scot (Karla)
Lundy of Montgomery, IL,
Lorraine
(Jim) HemmeterVanCopponole of Ann Arbor,
Vincent
Hemmeter
of
Worcester,
MA,
Angela
Hemmeter of Austin, TX,
Dustin and Beau Davidson of
Saline, Leslie (Eric) Day of
Grand Rapids, Shane Fraser of
Littleton, CO; seven greatgrandchildren, Calvin Lundy,
Cooper Lundy, Colin Lundy,
Curtis Day, Jacob Day, Patrick
Day, Thomas Day; one brother,
Howard (Jean) Fraser of Athe ns,
GA.
crvices were held on Januw·y
13 at Michelson Memorial
United Methodist Church,
Reverend Jeffrey Jaggers and
Reverend Jeff Regan officiated.
Dr. Dale Herder was guest
speaker.
Arrangements by Sorenson
Funeral
Home,
McEvers
Chapel , Grayling.
Fraser, William H.