Alice Camille Bishop Fryer

Alice Camille Bishop Fryer of Little Rock, Arkansas. Alice struck the ultimate hole-in-one on January 19, 2011. She was born to William Granville and Mary Virginia Oliver Bishop in Montgomery City, Missouri, on June 3, 1920. She was the youngest and last in line of eight loving siblings. She leaves behind sister-in-law Barbara Davis of North Little Rock and sister-in-law Rose Fryer of Conway; 5 sons, Jack Jr., Gary, Doyne, Granville and wife Betsy, and Robert; grandchildren, Tracy Fryer and her mother Mimi, Aylett Roper, Charlotte "Cissy" Miller and husband Ty and their mother Anne Limerick , Dusty Fryer and wife Juliana, Alice and husband Jonathon Moses and their mother Patty Giardana , and Wesley Fryer; great grandchildren, Ada Ellis Roper and Bart Roper USMC, Andrew Gardner, Aiden and Ireland Miller, and Nichole Camilla Fryer. She also leaves a plethora of nieces and nephews of the Bishop and Fryer families. Alice was raised on Missouri corn and wheat farms during the Depression years, giving her a strong will and character to go along with starlet beauty. She graduated with honors from Montgomery City High School and attended University of Missouri. She joined the US Agricultural Dept. and moved to Little Rock on assignment in the early 40's, just prior to the war. There she met and married Big Jack, to whom she was a lifelong partner through the war years, Jack T. Fryer Furniture Companies, and all the while a successful homemaker, raising five adventuresome sons. In her prime (40) she finally found refuge in the game of Golf, becoming a legendary Arkansas State Golf Association (ASGA) Hall of Fame Golfer. Alice won many championships at her home course Pleasant Valley CC and many tournaments around the state and the south. One of her most amazing feats came in a LOSS of the 1990 ASWGA State Championship to the also legendary Pam Spikes, one down on the final hole, in one of the most dramatic rounds of golf ever in the state of Arkansas. "Big Al" Fryer was 5' and 110 lbs, and 70 years of age! Alice's Hall of Fame picture hangs in the Ladies Club Room at PVCC where the popular Alice Fryer Invitational is played every year. Alice was a mentor and teacher of the spirit of the game, like life. Alice and Jack were early members of The Upper Room Class at Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church, and later became charter members of St. James UMC. Alice and Jack Sr. enjoyed golf and friendships over the years at Western Hills CC, Riverdale CC, and were charter members at Pleasant Valley CC. The family would like to extend special thanks to the many incredible friends of Alice's for their true devotion and care. Also to Dr. Drew Kumpuris, and the care givers of Chenal Heights Assisted Living Center, especially Chaplain Ken Shepherd, who secured Mom to Jesus Christ. Also, special thanks to St. Vincent Hospital and the beautiful Hospice Home Care Inpatient Center at 2200 Bowman Rd in Little Rock. A Memorial Service will be held at Pulaski Heights UMC, 4823 Woodlawn Drive, Little Rock, Ar. 72205 on Tuesday, January 25, at 10:00 am. A reception will be held at this location afterward. Graveside interment will be held at Elmwood Cemetery, Morrilton, AR at 2pm that afternoon. Funeral arrangements are by Harris Funeral Homes of Morrilton. "Big Al's" Eternal Caddies are Neva Alexander, Mimi Evans, Janice Hutchinson, Nancy Jacuzzi, Wanda Jett Bridgett Norwood, Donna Poynter, Mary Jane Rebick, Faith Smith, Peggy Ward, Judy Wood, Mary Ann Campbell with apologies to many other dear ones whom she loved, as well as all the lady Golfers of PVCC and ASWGA. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the afore mentioned Pulaski Heights UMC and Saint James UMC, 321 Pleasant Valley Dr., LR, AR. 72212 A donation may also be made to the Arkansas State Golf Association to establish a Championship Trophy in Alice's name: ASGA, P.O. Box 30250, Little Rock, AR 72260 The family would appreciate loving memory registrations at www.harrisfuneralhomes.net

Alice Camille Bishop Fryer

June 3, 1920 - January 19, 2011