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Geraldine "Gerry" Fry

Female 1933 - 2025  (91 years)


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  • Name Geraldine "Gerry" Fry 
    Birth 20 Nov 1933  Plattsburg, Clinton County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death 26 May 2025  Savannah, Andrew County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Obituary 29 May 2025  Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    News-Press NOW 
    • Hall, Geraldine 1933-2025 Savannah, Mo.

      SAVANNAH, Mo. –  Geraldine "Gerry" Fry Hall, Savannah, Missouri, passed away on May 26, 2025, in her home surrounded by her loving family. Gerry was born to Thomas and Camilla (Kirk) Fry on Nov. 20, 1933, in Plattsburg, Missouri.

      Gerry attended Central Methodist College and the University of Missouri with a master's in social work and achieved Phi Beta Kappa Honors. Gerry was employed by the state of Missouri as a social worker where she touched many lives throughout the years.

      She married Franklin L. Hall, Bucklin, Missouri, in the Montgomery City Christian Church on July 13, 1956. They were married 61 years when he preceded her in death in 2017. They welcomed two children into their lives, Paula Martin and Tom Hall.

      Gerry is preceded in death by her husband, Frank Hall; parents; and three sisters, Eve, Edith, and Theo.

      She is survived by children, Paula Martin and Tom Hall and wife Belinda "Bee"; three grandchildren, Danica (Travis) Steeby, Dirk Martin and Cody Martin; and seven great-grandchildren, Jaiden (Jonathon) Wheat, Cambrielle, Keifer and Chloe (Brayden) Steeby, Darin, Kaitlynn and Shelbi Martin; and great-great- granddaughters, Jasmine and Jacelyn and baby Martinez on the way. Special people in her life included Jo Spriggs, Cody Steeby and numerous nieces and nephews.

      A graveside service to be held at the Savannah City Cemetery on Friday, May 30, at 3 p.m. Arrangements are under the direction of Heaton-Bowman-Smith Savannah Chapel.

      Memorials may be made to the Student Scholarship of the First Christian Church, Savannah, or to a charity of the donor's choice. As published in the St. Joseph News-Press.
    Burial 30 May 2025  Savannah Cemetery, Andrew County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I18802  CCBasic
    Last Modified 31 May 2025 

    Father Thomas Fry   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Camilla Kirk   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F7254  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Franklin L. Hall   d. 2017 
    Marriage 13 Jul 1956  [1
    Family ID F7255  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 May 2025 

  • Sources 
    1. [S30] Missouri., Missouri, Buchanan County -- The St. Joseph News-Press NOW Newspaper (Online), (http://newspressnow.com:), 31 May 2025, "Hall, Geraldine 1933-2025," 29 May 2025, online archives (https://www.newspressnow.com/obituaries/2025/05/29/hall-geraldine-1933-2025-savannah-mo/ : accessed 29 May 2025).