William B. Fryer, Jr.

MR. BILL FRYER Tupelo - William Bernard Fryer, Jr., 55, died Saturday, October 20, 2012 after a short illness. He was born January 24, 1957, in Indianola to William Bernard Fryer Sr. and Barbara Crowe Anderson. He enjoyed riding his Harley Davidson, fishing, and his dog, a golden retriever, named "Baby". He was a close friend to Bill W. and celebrated twenty-two years of sobriety. Survivors include his fiancée, Kim Burleson of Tupelo; three children, Nycole Fryer of New Albany, Lincoln Fryer of Greenville and Hannah Fryer of Huntsville, Alabama; four children of his fiancée, Crysta Burleson of Verona, Derek Burleson of Pontotoc, Jared Burleson of Oxford and Audrey Burleson of Verona; one grandson, Aiden Kennedy of Verona; two sisters, Susan Neeld of Reno, Nevada and Amanda Culver of Ridgeland; one brother, Chuck Fryer of Memphis, Tennessee; his mother, Barbara Crowe Anderson and step-father, Grady Anderson of Chatham; one special friend, Dave Blalock of Greenville. He was preceded in death by his father, William Bernard Fryer, Sr. In-lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN, 38105 or The Wounded Warriors Project, 223 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, Suite 301, Nashville, TN, 37203.