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June '7, 196'/
Press Room
Adrian College
Adrian, Michigan
Copy:
Dr. D. C. Carpenter
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Rev. William E. Frayer, Minister of the Methodist Church in
Stockbridge, was elected to Full Membership in the Detroit Annual
Conference of The Methodist Church on Tuesday evening, June 6 t h,
at the 126th session of the annual conference being held on the
campus of Adrian College, Adrian, Michigan.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Frayer of Detroit, Michigan, he
was graduated from Mackenzie High School, Detroit in 1944; attended
Adrian College and was graduated from Eastern Michigan University,
Ypsilanti, with a B.S. degree in 1963; and from Methodist Theological School, Delaware, Ohio, on May 21 v·d of this year with a
Master of Divinity Degree.
Before entering the ministry of The Methodist Church, Rev.
Frayer was co-owner of an appliance center in Detroit.
He served
the Stony Creek Methodist Church from 195tl to 1965.
Mrs. Frayer is the former Miss Shirley Elaine Hesse of Detroit.
Frayers are the parents of four children, Richard William, a member
ot· thiS years graduating class of Stockbridge High School;
Elizabeth,
Susan, and Cheryl.
By appointment of Bishop Loder on Tuesday evening, Rev.
Frayer will continue to serve as Min i ster ot· the Stockoridge Metnodist Church .
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Adr ian College
Adrian, Michi gan
By:
Dr. D. C. Carpenter
June 10, 1977
FOR I!'4lv1EDIATE TIELEASE, PLEASE :
Rev. William E. Fraye r , mi nist er of the Dix United t-1ethodist Chur ch since
1969 , has been reassigned by Bishop Edsel A. Ammons and will become Associate
Minister of t he Narden Park United !vJ.ethodist Church in Farmington, Michigan,
effective June 16, 1977 .
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The transfer 1-ras announced by Bishop Anm1ons as he read the appointments at
the \vedne sday aft ernoon session of t he 136th consecutive annual meeting of t he
Conference held in Dawson Auditorium on the Campus of Adrian College , Adrian, MI.
Rev. Frayer, a native of Detroit, was graduated f rom !1ackenzie Hi gh School
in Det r oit.
He attended Adrian College and Eastern Mi chi gan Univers ity,
Ypsilanti, where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree .
The t-Iethodi s t
Theological School in Ohiq at Delaware , conferred the Mast er of Divinity Degree
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A member of the Detroit Annual Conference since 1965, Rev. Frayer served
the Stoney Creek and St ockbri dge Uni t ed Methodist Churhhes before being assigned
to the Dix United Met hodi st Church.
Mrs. Frayer is the former Miss Shirley Elaine Hesse of Detroit.
Rev. and !-'I rs. Frayer are t he parents of four chi ldren.
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l eave of absence.
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DETRO IT CONFERENCE HISTORICAL SOCIETY FILE
Date of Record 5/ 18/ 77
Name:
FRAYER
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WILLIAM
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EDWARD
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Birth: January 5. 1926
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Father's rrame in fu l i ____~RU~D~O~L~P~H~F~RA~Y~E~R~------------------------------------Date of birth---'-1.::..9..:..0.:::..3___________ Nationa 1 ity Ger/Eng
Occ upation Electronic Tech.
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Education; Medicine, e t c., etc.
PERSONAL HJ STORY :
I. ~ l iglous Experience and Ch urch Work before en t eri ng the Mini s t ry Grew up in
Westlawn Methodist Churcn, Detroit. Active lay worker, helped start Lola Valley Church.
2. Cal 1 to the Ministry
My call grew out of the youth work with Westlawn Church
under Leonard and Leona Stidwell and the ministry of Dr, Ben Holme combined with the experience of helping form Lol a Valley Church,
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Ed uca tion :
Sc hoo ls and Degrees- --High Sc hoo l
Co I Iege Adrian/Eastern
MacKenzie High School; ' - -
Seminary Methodist Theological School in Ohio
Post-Gra duat e __~M~a~s~t~e~r~s~D~e~g~r~e~e____________________________________________
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Admitted on Trial? and Ord i nations:
Detroit Annual Conference 1964; Full membership 1967 •
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Shirley Elaine Hesse .
awn Metbodi st Chun;:b,_Detroi t
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Wayne State University, Bachelors Degree; Major, Home Economics
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Date of Birth _ ~Q~49
Elizabeth Ann
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Susan -- .Caro~ ine
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of New Members, some bit of commun i t y s ervice, e t c .
WHILE ATTENDING SEMINARY AND SERVING STONEY CREEK, A NEW CHURCH BUILDING SITE WAS SECURED.
A NEW CHURCH WAS BUILT. IN STOCKBRIDGE THE SANCTUARY WAS EXTENSIVELY REMODELED ALONG WITH
OTHER PARTS OF THE BUILDINGAAND GROUNDS PURCHASED TO PAVE THE WAY FOR FURTHER EXPANSION.
THE DIX UNITED METHODIST CHURCH FIRE IN 1973 DESTROYED THE OFFICES, SANCTUARY AND DID EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE REST OF THE BUILDING. THE CONGREGATION CONTINUED AT FULL STRENGTH
DURING THE REBUILDING PROCESS AND FINISHED WITH AN EVEN FINER HOUSE 06 WORSHIP. IN 1977
THE LAST 0~ THREE MORTGAGES, TOl ALLlNu ABOUT $120 , 000, WAS PAID IN FULL.
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William E. Frayer
AUTOBIOGRAPHY: I was born January 5, 1926,
in northwest Detroit ncar old Nardin Park
Methodist Church . My parents were Rudolph
and Anna Frayer and my family life was
enriched by brother Don and sister Dorothy.
After high sc hoo l, I spent several years in the
U.S. Navy, in the Pacific, on an amphibious
landing ship. Some of my naval experien ces
had a d eep influence . as we worked carr ying
s upplies to desolate parts of Korea and then
600 miles into Chi na on the Yangtze Rive r. At
that time there was a gre<~ t famine with an
es timated 6 million who starved to death.
Soon a fter WWII, Shirley Hesse and I began to
co u rt after both growing up in Westlawn
Methodist under Dr. Ben Holme, who was of
tremendous influence on our lives. After a
Va lentine wedding in 1948 we bega n a family
w ith a son, Richard, and three daughters, Elizabeth, Susan and Cheryl.
Afte r severa l years wi th our own app liance business in Redford Township, we
attended th e o rganizing worsh ip of Lola Valley Methodist. Act ive in the new church ,
I attended Annual Conference and a very moving "call" from Bishop Marsha ll Reed
led me to close the business and take appointment at Stony C reek in 1956.
While serv ing Stony Creek I attended Adrian College for two yea rs and finished at
Eastern Michigan University. During thi s time the church chose a new site and built a
new chu rc h building. At that time I suffe red a seve re heart attack which was to affect
my future. On ly b y the strength and g reat fai th of Shirley and family and c hurch was I
able to carr y on. In 1967 I received the Master of Divinity and was ordai ned Elder at
Adrian under Bishop Dwight Loder. The years took us to serve Stockbridge, Dix,
Lincoln Park, Associate at Nardin Park a nd a sho rt stay at Birmingham Embu ry. Then
a fail ing heart forced me to take disability in 1982.
We were ri chly blessed over 24 years to serve ch urches with kind , thoughtfu l, helpful
people. Life has been very ri c h in our mini stry and we can never thank the Church
and o ur God enough.
1 have been very fortunat e to have seemingly nine lives. For over the years, each time
the heart w.Js about to fail, new su rgeries, medications, or procedures Jdded more
ye<~rs.
1 wi ll ;~I ways be in debt to the Detroit Conference a nd brothers Jnd sisters in ministry
w ho prep<~red the health a nd disability plans that provided quality care in dark
hours.
Now with new research medication and improving health I look forward to
worshiping and being of some sma ll service at Nardin Park fo r many ye<~rs to come.
TESTIMONIAL: What goes around docs come a round .. Bill Frayer and myself arc
cases in point. We grew up in the same neighborhood, attended the sa me church,
.Jnswe red the sa me Lord and, fo r th e last decade, have toiled in the s.J me vineyard.
Scratch either of us deeply and you will find the imprint of Ben Ho lme and the
people o f WestiJwn Church. It WJS J good beginning.
Wh ile not necessa rily avoiding Nineveh. l3ill initia ll y skirted tne mini stry by sailing
wi th the Navy ,md then )ettling down to sell appli <ulles. llut God h.1d o ther things in
store for Uill th.1n ,, sto re. And )0 it r.un e to pa~s thJ t while Bill was helping to
organiLC a c hurch in Lo l,t V.JIIey, God di srupted his C01:1 fo rt for something far m o re
difficult, yet more in keeping with Bil l's true talents.
Not that it wo uld ever be easy again. For while God's love never iailed and !Jill's
t.Jients never waned, health was Jnothcr ma tte r. l3ill"s heart, which has never lacked
for love. h.1 s often lacked for blood. More than once it rose up to att..tck hi m. [a c h
time he b;~ttled back, thanb to good card iolog y and a gracious God. No str.Jngcr to
s urgery or pharma co logy. he has known wha t it is to serve with ··a thorn in the
flesh.··
Not tha t there h,l•Jen·t been successes. Just as k the folk of Stoney Creek.
Stockbridge, Lin coln I'.Hk (Dix) and N.trdin Park. Everywhere they h.tvc been. Bill
and Shirl ey have made friends for a lifetime and friends fo r the Lord. Never loa) 13ill
fail ed to leave a church better than he found it. At Linco ln Park he lit a fi re under the
congregation. His wJs not the fire that burne<.l th e c hurc h to the ground. His was the
fir e th,Jt rebuilt it from the ground up.
In 13ill Frayer people foun d
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a man of helpful sermons, reflec ting a workman ·s knowledge o f the Bible and a
pastor's knowledge of his people.
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,, man wi th a businessman's eye fo r d e tail a nd J me\h.Jnic's sense of the c hurch as
a well-oiled m.tchine.
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J man who co uld usc the ve h icle of a study group to make Christ real, especiall y
to the g rievin g and the searching.
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a man o f visitation, who knew that the world was never saved from behind a d esk
and that the real frontier of faith was often in somebody's li ving room.
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a man of ethics, who rellectcd the ax iom th.lt it didn·t matter how high you
jumped on th e night you met Jesus , but how strai g ht you walked the morning
after.
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a man of empathy. whose own journey through the v.J IIcy en.Jblcd him to walk
with o th ers similarly afflicted.
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a man of p rayer, whose private journey was d evotionall y-rooted and who)e
publ ic prayer s ad dressed God majestically in a voice that many thou g ht
resembled that of the Almighty speaking.
Fift een years ago, it was suggested that joining .J lo1rge ch urch staff might le ng the n
Uill's life. While many would chall enge th at assumption, it led to a wonderful
mJrriJge between Bill Fraye r ,1nd Nardin Park. Arriving to p lay P.u1Cho to Uill
Mercer's Don Quixote. 13ill has remained to support and serve with me. It hils been J
g ift recei ved with affection Jnd enjoyed to thi s day. I rejoice in it s cont inuJnce.
Ret irement aside, NJrdin Park nee<h 13ill. Thank God, the feeling ap)Jears to be
mutual.
Willi.un A. Ritter
Jim Simmons
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Death Notice
Death Notice:
Shirley Frayer, spouse of the Reverend William Frayer, died on Monday, June
19, 2000. Funeral services were held on Friday, June 23, 2000.
-y Condolences may be sent to Rev:. WJ!!@.ro Frayer at 27126 Barra Road , Novi, Ml
48477-3774
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FAMILY PARTICIPATION SHEET
Full legal name of one being remembered: Shirley Elaine Frayer
Date of Death June 19, 2000
Husband or Wife of Reverend William E. Frayer
Information for the short statement to be read during the service (words of celebration and
remembrance):
Her body was small by all measure;
Her spirit of infinite scope.
She was here to show love that You sent from above;
And she did that with unending hope.
If member of a clergy family, please list known appointments in Detroit Conference:
OR if lay person, please list church membership and conference/district areas of service:
1958 Stoney Creek UMC
Ann Arbor District
1965 Stockbridge UMC
Ann Arbor District
Detroit West District
1969 Lincoln Park Dix UMC
Detroit West District
1997 Farmington Hills Nardin Park UMC (Assoc.)
1981 Birmingham Embury UMC
Detroit East District
1982 Disability
1991 Retirement
Name of person designated to come forward during service (and relationship to deceased):
Reverend William E. Frayer
Please reserve 15 seats for our family and friends.
If you or members of your family are unable to attend the service, please give us the name of a friend
who will participate in the service on the family's behalf:
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Who should I contact if additional information is needed? Relationship: Husband
Name:
Reverend William E. Frayer
Telephone:
(248) 348-4639
Address:
27126 Barra Road
Novi, Ml 48377-3774
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Owendale United Methodist Church
Telephone: Home: (517) 6784225
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Shirley Elaine Frayer
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FR A YEll~ SHIRLEY ELAI,NJE
Nov·i, June .)9., 2000. 6el0ve<li wife
52 yeal'!s te the ~tw. Witl'iam E.
Frayer. Dear mather of Richarrd
(Valerie).. Elizabeth, Susan Weber
(Mafk) and Cheryl Mentvi!llle. (Jim~) .
Precieus gran'dm·otller of Me>gatt
Marget and! M~r-issa f.'rrayer. Tanya.
Stephanie and Jessica Marnvilil.e and
Andrei Weber. Sister ef R.e~err Hesse:
of Cal~~f.emtia. Funer:a11 $erv,ices Fridav
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· Park United Me~hedist. Chl!lrch. 29887
Vi. E.te:ven M.ile Rd. (ju.st · ~'. ef
Middlebel:t ), Fann ing.tciHl · Hi.l'l5. · '
Friend$ may visit Wednesday &
Thursday 1.. ; & 7.. ~PM at tl11e
Heemey-SUJtdq,u1ist Funerral Home •
23·720 FannliRgtan R.d. (bet. 9.. 10
Mile RdS.). Fanmngton {248474-
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SHIRLEY E. FRAYER,
76, spou'se of th~ Rev. William
E. Frayer, died June 19 at their
home in Novi. Services were
held June 23 at Nardin Park
UMC in Farmington Hills.
Mrs. Frayer was a graduate of
Wayne State University with a
degree in home economics .
She substituted at a number of
school districts. She leaves her
son, Ric;:hard (Valerie); three
daughters, Beth, Sue (Mark
Weber), and Cherie Oim
Montville). She also leaves a
brother, Bob, and seven grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the
Nardin Park UMC. Condolences may be sent to Frayer at
27126 Barra
48377.
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Novi, MI
Detroit Annual Conference
The United Methodist Church
Information for Memoirs
Name SHIRLEY
(first)
Birth date April 20,1924
ELAINE
(middle)
HESSE
(maiden)
FRAYER
(last)
Birth place Detroit, Michigan
Rrst and last names of parents Delaus Hesse & Pearl Jantzi
Date of admission 1964 to the Detroit Annual Conference
Congregations served
1958 Stoney Creek UMC
1965 Stockbridge UMC
1969 Lincoln Park Dix UMC
1997 Farmington Hills Nardin Park UMC (Assoc.)
1981 Birmingham Embury UMC
1982 Disability
1991 Retirement
Ann Arbor District
Ann Arbor District
Detroit West District
Detroit West District
Detroit East District
Date of death: June 19, 2000.
Place of death: At home in Novi, Michigan after a two-year illness.
Age at death: 76. A memorial service was held at Nardin Park United Methodist Church with Dr.
William Ritter and Rev. Benjamin Bohnsack presiding.
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(enclosed)
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High school/college infonnation:
Mackenzie High School, Detroit
Michigan State University, Lansing
Wayne State University, Detroit (degree in Liberal Arts)
Other
Wonderful homemaker, raising four young children and being very involved in her husband's
ministry as he went through college and seminary while serving the full-time charge. She often was
involved in building a new church at Stoney Creek, rebuilding a church badly damaged by fire in
Lincoln Park.
Marriage infonnation
Married to (Rev.) William E. Frayer on February 14, 1948 at Westlawn Methodist Church, Dr. Benjamin
Holmes presiding.
Shirley E. Frayer
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Employment information
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Highland Park Schools (home economics teacher)
D&C Stores, Stockbridge (accounting)
Stockbridge Schools (substitute teacher)
Security Bank & Trust, Lincoln Park
Honors/awards
Good wife award from Methodist Theological School in Delaware, Ohio
Survivors/relationship
Husband Reverend William Edward Frayer of Novi, Michigan.
Son Richard William Frayer {Valerie) of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Daughters Elizabeth Frayer of Farmington Hills, Susan Weber {Mark) of Farmington Hills, Cheryl
Montville {James) of Beverly Hills, Michigan; grandchildren Megan, Margot and Marissa Frayer,
Tanya, Stephanie, and Jessica Montville, and Andrei Weber.
Brother Robert Hesse of California.
Sister-in-law Dr. Dorothy Frayer of Pennsylvania.
Brother-in-law Donald Frayer of Florida.
This information was provided by Reverend William E. Frayer
Address 27126 Barra Road, Novi, Michigan 48377-3774
Phone
(248) 348-4639
~hirley
E. Frayer
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