Bobby Ray Frye, 67, husband of Janice Mims Frye, passed away peacefully Friday September 18, 2015, at his residence after a long battle with cancer.

Mr. Frye was born January 3, 1948, in Florence, a son of Mrs. Lucille Wise Frye and the late McLeon Frye. He was a graduate of Kingstree High School, attended community college, and was retired from Santee Electric Co-Op. Bobby was a member and former president of the Kingstree Kiwanis Club and was a founder of the Terrific Kids Program there. He was a former District President of PTA while his children were attending school. Bobby was a member of Kingstree Second Baptist Church, where he was a deacon and the sound technician.

Surviving, in addition to his mother, Lucille Frye and his wife of 46 years, Janice, both of Kingstree, are: two sons, Derek Frye, of Kingstree and “Ron” Brett Frye, of Columbia; a daughter, Tiffany Frye, of Columbia; granddaughter, Macayla Frye and grandson, Coker Frye, both of Columbia; two brothers, McNeil (Danette) Frye, of Kingstree and Donald (Delane) Frye, of Blythewood; and his mother-in-law, Lois (Eddie) Tarte, of Socastee.

Funeral services will be 3:00 PM Sunday, September 20, 2015, in the chapel at Williamsburg Funeral Home, with burial in Sandy Bay Cemetery. Mr. Frye’s family will receive friends from 2 PM until time for the service at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Kingstree Second Baptist Church, 20 Dennis Avenue, Kingstree, SC 29556.