William Irvin Fraim
August 1, 1946 ~ February 22, 2020
William Irvin Fraim, age 73, of Montalba, Texas, went home to be with our Lord and Savior on Saturday, the 22nd day of February, 2020. He was born on the 1st day of August, 1946, in Palestine, Texas, to Lee Franklin Fraim and Sally Mamie Gilbert Fraim.
After returning home from serving in the United States Army National Guard, William graduated from college and had a successful career as a pharmacist. He was a Christian and member of Friendship Baptist Church.
William is preceded in death by his parents and wife Sue Magee Fraim, who passed away February 28, 2017.
He is survived by his daughter, Shanna Carter and husband Mark of Portland, Texas; sons, Kendall Fraim and wife Kasey of Athens, Texas and Daron Fraim and wife Amy of Whitehouse, Texas; grandchildren, Casey Meismer, Trey Meismer, A.J. Carter, Luke Fraim, Kaila Fraim, Nathan Fraim, Olivia Fraim and Allyson Holt.
A family graveside service for William Irvin Fraim will be held privately.
In lieu of customary remembers, memorial contributions can be directed towards the Friendship Baptist Church Building Fund.
Funeral services for William Irvin Fraim are in care of Rhone Funeral Home, 3900 S. State Highway 19, Palestine, Texas 75801.
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I am so sorry for your loss. William was such a nice man. I worked with him at Rusk State Hospital in the Pharmacy back in the late 90’s.
Prayers for the family and friends
Sharon Toombs
I’m so sorry to hear of William’s passing. I worked with him when he was at Gibson Pharmacy. He was a kind and friendly man to work with. My sincere condolences to the family.
William was a great husband, daddy, Grandaddy and wonderful neighbor. He always shared the fruits of his garden with anyone in the neighborhood who would take it. A huge void will be felt in our community. Prayers for comfort and peace to his kids, grandkids and all of his family and community members.
William was a great man. I have many fond memories of him. I spent a lot time with Daron on the weekends and summers. Always made me feel like I was a part of the
family. I know he will be greatly missed. Daron, Shanna and Kendall I will continue to pray for you as I know there will be a lot of hard days to come. Always trust in the Lord to get you through these tough times.
I went to school with William and he was always so quite and reserved. He treated everyone the same he was a great basketball player. To his 3 children he was a great schoolmate and then was a great husband, Father and Grandfather from all the people I have talked with. God Bless you and lean on him during this time. He will be missed by many. Linda Wilbanks Smith.
William loved his wife Sue, his children Shanna, Kendall, Daron and his grandchildren. He was a good son to his parents Lee and Mamie who loved him very much. William worked as a pharmacist in Palestine Texas for most of his life. His customers loved him. I worked as the in Home & Family Support Director for Anderson and Cherokee counties. My job was to buy furniture, plumbing, extermination, mail boxes, or what ever a mental health client needed to make a home and stay out of Rusk State Hospital. My supervisor and I were not sure if the business in Palestine would take my word that the State of Texas would pay the bill. However when they heard that my last name was Fraim, they wanted to know if I was kin to William. Knowing that I was his sister in law, we then did business I heard story after story of how William delivered medications to those who could not come into town or were too sick to pick it up. How he counseled them on their medication and many other kindnesses. After he went to work in the pharmacy at Rusk State Hospital, I was then working in personnel. One day his boss came in and told me that she wanted to talk to me about my brother in law. She began to tell me what a hard worker he was and from now on she wanted me to send her pharmacist just like him. I told her not to hold her breath, William was one of a kind.