Larry Vernon Fridley went to be with his Lord and Savior on November 21, 2024, after a long battle with Parkinson's and Colon Cancer. Larry was 84 years old and passed into Heaven from his home in Pottsboro, TX with his wife Martha Ann (Bazemore) Fridley by his side.

Larry was born in New Iberia Louisiana on September 30, 1940 to his parents, Leonard Sheridan Fridley and Martha Dugas Fridley.

After graduating high school he joined the United States Air Force in February of 1963 in New Orleans, Louisiana. In June 1963 he received a good conduct medal while serving with the 4780th Air Defense Wing, and lighter received special training at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas as a Warehousing Specialist. He received an honorable discharge in March 1964 while serving at Perrin Air Force Base near Sherman, Texas.

While in service to his nation, he met his wife, Martha at a USO function in Dallas, Texas and they soon married on December 21, 1963. After Larry's discharge, he and Martha made their home in Dallas where he worked at Ling Vaught, an aerospace company, as a Parts Logistics Dispatcher from 1963 until 1976 when they moved to Pottsboro, Texas. He then went to work for Texas Instruments doing the same job until his retirement in the late 1980s.

Larry was an avid sports enthusiast. He lived for Friday Night Pottsboro Cardinal Football games and basketball games and even learned how to enjoy track. Larry was a huge Texas Rangers Baseball and Dallas Cowboys fan as well,  attending their games from the days of the Cotton Bowl where he got to sit in the press box until their days were over at old Texas Stadium then he watched every game from home!

Larry was preceded in death by his parents, many beloved aunts, uncles, brothers and a sister (he was the baby of the family) and friends, and is survived by his wife Martha Ann and many beloved family members and friends.

Larry was a Christian and Patriot and dedicated member of Lakeway United Methodist Church in Pottsboro, TX.  He was attended in his last years by a wonderful team of Nurses, Aides, Social Workers and Chaplains at Home Hospice of Grayson County, VA caregivers provided by Right at Home and private night caregivers, all "angels on earth"!

In lieu of flowers, donations in Larry's memory may be given to: Home Hospice of Grayson County (a non-profit hospice group) https://www.homehospice.org/ or Lakeway United Methodist Church, Pottsboro, TX https://www.lakewayumc.org/

Graveside service will be held on Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 11:00 A.M. at Georgetown Cemetery, 617 Cemetery Road, Pottsboro, Texas 75076.