Earl Lafon Fry, Sr., 92, of Terre Haute passed away early Wednesday morning, February 1, 2023, surrounded by family. He was a shipping forklift operator for Wabash Fibre Box Company/International Paper for 43 years. Earl was born December 20, 1930 in Carbon, IN to Henry Pearly Fry and Myrtle Marie Garloch Fry. His wife of 65 years, Edna Mae Fry, preceded him in death in 2014.

Survivors include his children, Diane Allen, Earl Fry, Jr. (Eva) and Richard “Rick” Fry (Robin); grandchildren, Bruce Allen, Jr. (Tammy), Kelly Shultz (George), Kari Winters (Brye), Justin Allen (Paula) and Jessica Nevill (Tyler); great-grandchildren, Ernie (Kayla), Garth (Tori), Faith, Brilea, Grayson, Kameron, Mason, Owen, Adeline, Oliver and Remington; and great-great-grandchildren, Madison, Kinser and Zoey. Also surviving is his sister, Betty Robinson; sister-in-law, Mary Lou Hiatt; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, he was also preceded in death by a son-in-law, Bruce Allen, Sr.; brothers, Jimmy Fry and Billy Joe Fry; sister, Margaret Marts; brothers-in-law, Stephen Hiatt, Mike Cowden, George Robinson, Murray “June” McCullough, Sr. and Wilmer “Bill” Schoffstall, Sr.; and sisters-in-law, Anna Louise McCullough, Martha Schoffstall, Martha Ruth Cowden and Modena Fry.