Elizabeth Casto Frye

Elizabeth Casto Frye 11/25/1927—01/08/2021 Elizabeth Casto Frye, long time resident of Wardensville, WV, died on Friday, January 8, 2021 in Lake Mary, Florida. She was 93. Elizabeth was born on November 25, 1927 in Given, WV to George Wintford Casto and Ella (Hopkins) Casto. She met Benjamin Link Frye, a veteran returned from WWII, when they were attending Berea College, and they began their 60-year marriage in a small ceremony on that campus on December 18, 1948 as he was graduating and she was finishing her junior year. They moved to Ben’s hometown in Wardensville, WV where they started Ben’s career as the town’s Postmaster. Elizabeth and Ben built their home on a small farm near Wardensville where they raised two sons, Bill (William Miller) and Rod (Rodney Benjamin). As her youngest approached school age, Elizabeth completed her college degree at Shephard College and started her 29-year teaching career at Wardensville High School in the Fall of 1958. She taught English and Home Economics, and sponsored the Future Homemakers of America club. Many of her students remember the life skills that she taught so effectively, and some followed her into teaching careers. She was a dedicated wife and mother, a wonderful cook, and active in the community. She was a member of St Peters Lutheran Church and the Wardensville Lions Club. Elizabeth was preceded in death by her husband, Ben; son Bill; her parents; twin sisters Lola Warner and Nola Fisher; and brother Denver Casto. She is survived by her son, Rod, his wife Lynn, and their children Charles Bryan (wife, Jessica) and Benjamin Robert; son Bill’s widow, Barbara Frye, and their children William Benjamin Frye and Emily Garton (husband, Lee). There are five great-grandchildren: William Benjamin’s daughter, Mallory Jane Frye; Emily’s children, Esther Elizabeth Garton, Benjamin Link Garton, and Charles Thomas Garton; and Bryan’s daughter, Aven Taliesen Frye. Due to the COVID Pandemic, a celebration of life in Wardensville will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to: The Lewis County 4-H Youth Foundation, Inc 104 Center Avenue Weston, WV 26452 or Wardensville Scholarship Fund PO Box 532 Wardensville, WV 26851-0532. The family wishes to thank the staff and management at Oakmonte Siena Assisted Living and Memory Care Center in Lake Mary for their kind and dedicated care for Elizabeth over her last years in Florida.

Elizabeth Casto Frye

November 25, 1927 - January 8, 2021