Edith Faye Hester Frazier, beloved wife, mother and friend, passed away from this earth on Friday, Dec. 15, 2017, at the age of 92. Edith was born in Belgreen, Alabama on Nov. 30, 1925, as the second child of William Edward Hester and Minnie Tompkins Hester. Edith is survived by her adoring and loving husband of 64 years, James A. Frazier. James states, “Edith is the love of my life and my soul mate.”
Jim and Edith were married on Sept. 12, 1943, and have four children, Jane Payne, of Richmond, Virginia, Victoria Frazier, of Frenchtown, New Jersey, Jim Frazier, of Denver, Colorado, and Mark Frazier, of Los Angeles, California.
Edith and Jim moved their young family from Alabama to a farm in upstate New York pursuing their early careers in science. Their next family move was to the Washington D.C. area where they lived for 26 years. Edith’s master’s degree in microbiology from Auburn University garnered her a prestigious job at The National Institute of Health and then another at The Naval Medical Center both in Bethesda, Maryland. Once Edith’s four children were out on their own, she used her spare time at age 60 to pursue a law degree from Northern Virginia Law School. Edith valued education and believed in setting and trying to achieve one’s goals.
Edith’s legacy remains as the most loving, caring, giving person as witnessed and experienced by all of her family and friends. Edith never met a stranger and constantly put herself before others always seeing the positive side of life. Edith’s passion was gardening, and she was most at home with her vegetable garden but especially her beautiful, abundant flowers-her favorite- morning glories. Edith loved her plants almost as much as her children. Edith was the most gracious hostess and would “whip up” a batch of biscuits, a pan of corn bread, or some cranberry scones for anyone that dropped by to visit. Edith’s favorite holiday was Thanksgiving, and we all remember her homemade rolls and pies. Edith loved her family and friends deeply. God was Edith’s lifelong guide, her source of comfort and Jesus was her eternal Savior. Edith will forever be adored and now dearly missed. Edith was preceded in death by her older sister, Kate Bailey, and her younger brother, Chess Hester.
Edith’s surviving family members are her beloved husband, James Arthur Frazier, of Denver, Colorado and a Brookdale Meridian resident; daughter, Jane Payne, of Richmond, Virginia, and her children Megan, Spencer and Kaitlin and her husband, Josh; daughter, Victoria Frazier, of Frenchtown, New Jersey, and her daughter Josseline; Jim Frazier, of Denver, Colorado, and his wife Lori, their son Adam and his wife Jillian; and Edith’s three great-grandchildren, Josiah, Evangeline, and newborn Naomi; Eric Frazier; Lauren Frazier Posey and her husband Trevor; and Mark Frazier, of Los Angeles, California, and his husband Tony Shibata.
