Thomas Leighton Frye
July 27, 2017
Thomas Leighton Frye, age 78, died Thursday (July 27, 2017) at Penick Village in Southern Pines.
A funeral service will be held 2:00 pm on Wednesday, August 2, 2017, at Union Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Shane Owens officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with military honors. The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Fry & Prickett Funeral Home and other times at the home of Daniel Frye, 278 Hulsey Road, Carthage.
Born and raised in Cameron he was the son of the late Daniel Grady Frye & Elsie Crutchfield Frye. He served his country in the United States Army and was the owner and operator of Leighton Frye Landscaping & Excavating, Inc. and Leighton Frye & Sons Trucking. He loved watching and participating in tractor pulls, and growing large gardens each year to share throughout the community.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by infant brother, Howard Frye.
He is survived by three children, Angela Frye Whiteford (Dan) of Trinity, Thomas L. Frye, II (Tracie) of Fayetteville & Daniel Frye (Kristy) of Cameron; their mother, Brenda Brooks of Vass; a brother, Kenneth Frye (Shirley) of Carthage; sisters, Betty Bottoms of Trinity, Louise "Tookie" Stewart of Broadway, Leta Smith (Jimmy) of Cameron & Carolyn Singleton (Dwayne) of Conway, SC; and six grandchildren, Tanner & Bailey Grace, Leighton Chance, Caleb Thomas, Reagan and Abigail.
Fry & Prickett Funeral Home is serving the Frye family.
Condolences: PinesFunerals.com
So sorry to hear about Mr Frye. I knew him through Kenneth. He always loved to hear my granddaughter Megan sing and she looked forward to seeing him and Kenneth and Shirley whenever she sang at Community Friends.
Whenever I think of Uncle Leighton, I hear his laughter. I owe him for my defensive driving skills because he went for rides with me when I had only a learners permit and told me some things that he learned for himself. His authority on the subject is sti
Thinking of all the family.
He will be truly missed our sympathy to all family
Leighton, and I go back a long way, we started 1st grade together. Been friends ever since. He was a great friend and a wonderful neighbor. I was always so thankful for his and Kenneth’s visit to my Dad. They would come by and always fill the room with la
Have known Leighton and the Frye family since we were all kids. To his brother,Kenneth and the sisters, I know this is hard for you. May God be near you each and every day. Treasure the good memories.
To Leighton’s family, May God’s love surround yo
I a man so terribly sorry to hear of Leighton’s passing. He brought much joy and laughter to all who were blessed enough to know him. My Daddy, Ralph, always thought the world of Leighton and it was through their friendship I came to know him. Every time