David Ray Frierson

David Ray Frierson, 67, was “on the right side of the dirt” until Sunday, August 16, 2015 at 1:25 p.m., at the Veteran’s Medical Center in White River Junction, Vermont. He was born in Sumter, South Carolina on October 24, 1947, the son of Robert David and Ruby Jean (Garrett) Frierson.
He married Sharon Louise Alonzo in Gates Mills, Ohio on June 5, 1971. David lived in Chatham Township, Medina, for 31 years and central Vermont for the past 12 years.
David was a United States Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He served with Company C, 3d Battalion, 21st Infantry, 196th Light Infantry Brigade from May 1967 until honorably discharged May of 1973 with the rank of Sergeant. He was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star Medal.
He worked at Fisher Guide Plant, Division of General Motors in Elyria; HEB Manufacturing in Chelsea, Vermont, NEI Industries in Lebanon, New Hampshire and NEP in Randolph, Vermont, retiring in 2009.
He was a member of Vietnam Veterans of America, Military Order of Purple Heart, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion in Northfield, Vermont and lifetime member of Disabled American Veterans. He enjoyed hunting, semi-pro archery, restoring classic automobiles and spending time with his family.
Survivors include his wife, Sharon L. Frierson of Roxbury; his daughter, Robyn Anne Steward and her husband, Jason of Northfield, his son, John Q. Frierson and his wife, Vicki of Cape Coral, Florida; two stepsisters, Rhonda Thompson of Georgia, Debbie Brooks of Ohio; four grandchildren, Adam and Alec Steward, Cayla and Keyan Frierson and two step-grandchildren, Nathan Kappa and Evan Swarow.
He is preceded in death by his daughter, Michelle Lynne Frierson; his brother, Donnie Frierson and his stepbrother, Dan Herring of Georgia.
Calling hours will be conducted Thursday, August 20, from 6 until 8 P.M., at the Kingston Funeral Home, 35 Slate Avenue, Northfield, Vermont. A Funeral Service to celebrate his life will be held Friday, August 21, at 11 A.M., at Kingston Funeral Home, where military honors will be accorded.