William Russell Frey ^{2 3 4}

   FamilySearch ID: G44Z-S72.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1950 in Brookston, White, IN. ⁵ The 1950 census recorded William R. Frey, assistant in athelic ticket office at state university, 24, living with wife Doris M., 29. He was born in Illinois and she in Indiana.

2. Residence: on 5 Jun 1960 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN. ^{6 7}

3. Cause of Death: William died at St. Elizabeth Hospital from metastatic melanoma, 27 Feb 1979, Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN. ³

4. Occupation: assistant claims manager, insurance on 27 Feb 1979 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN. ³

5. Residence: 2220 S. Earl Avenue, Lafayette, IN on 27 Feb 1979 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN. ³

6. Obituary: Journal and Courier: obituary of William R. Frey on 28 Feb 1979 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN. ² William R. Frey, 52, assistant manager of the claims department at Lafayette Life Insurance Co., died at 5:55 p.m. Tuesday in St. Elizabeth Hospital. He had been ill since June. Born and reared at Blue Island, Ill., he was a 1949 graduate of Purdue University with a B.S. in Science. He moved to Lafayette 35 years ago and resided at 2220 S. Earl Ave. He had been associated with Lafayette Life Insurance Co. for 23 years and was awarded the Fellow in Life Management Institute. Mr. Frey was a member of Central Presbyterian Church, Theta Chi Fraternity and Elks Lodge 143. He was a Navy veteran. In 1949 he was married at Brookston to Maxine Beeker, who is a part-time employee at Purdue Airport. Surviving with the widow are two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Deborah) Reeve of Lafayette and Mrs. Steven (Diane) Clark of Indianapolis; one son, Douglas Frey at home; his mother, Mrs. William C. (Martha) Frey of Blue Island, Ill.; and one sister, Mrs. Adoloph (Caryl) Tietz of Blue Island.

William married Doris Maxine Beeker, daughter of Manford Earnest Beeker and Dena Coopman, on 11 Sep 1949 in Brookston, White, IN.^{1 2} (Doris Maxine Beeker was born on 28 Oct 1920 in Brookston, White, IN,^{8 9} died on 11 Feb 2012 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN ^{8 9} and was buried on 16 Feb 2012 in West Lafayette: Tippecanoe Memory Gardens, Tippecanoe, IN ^{8 9}.)