WILLIAM EDWARD FRITZ, 85, of 301 Avon Road, Hagerstown, Maryland, died Wednesday, March 2, 2005, at the Washington County Hospital. He has been reunited in heaven with his wife, Phyllis Irene Fritz, who died on January 7, 1998. Bill and Phyllis were married in 1939. Born December 11, 1919 in Hagerstown, Maryland, he was the son of the late Chester and Ida Florence Baker Fritz. He graduated from Hagerstown High School in the class of 1937. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U. S. Navy. He was retired from the U. S. Postal Service, and he was previously employed with Pangborn Corporation. He was a lifelong member of St. Matthew's United Methodist Church. He was a member of the Comrades Sunday School Class, and at one time he served as Superintendent of the Sunday School department. He was the Choir Director for over fifty years. He was a previous member of the Trustees and Administrative Council. He was a member of the following organizations: the Friendship Lodge #84 A.F.&A.M. since 1943; Tall Cedars of Lebanon of North America since 1947; the American Legion, Morris Frock Post 42; the Veterans of Foreign Wars, William Byron Post 1936; North American Rod and Gun Club; the S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A.; the Antietam Fire Company; and the Western Maryland Sportsman's Club. He was an avid fisherman and hunter, a sports enthusiast, and devoted Yankee fan. He is survived by one daughter, Carolyn L. Smith, and husband, Stan Smith, of Millers, Maryland; one son, Robert E. Fritz, and wife, Joyce Fritz, of Mercersburg, Pennsylvania; five grandchildren, Belinda Marie Vinson, Carol Lee Ebersole, Mark Edward Smith, Cathy Maye Schwedes, and Erin Marie May; and three great-grandchildren, Robbie Vinson, Jenna Ebersole, and Julia Ebersole. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday at the MINNICH FUNERAL HOME, 415 East Wilson Boulevard, Hagerstown. Rev. Wesley G. Scouten will officiate. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday from 4 to 6 p. m., and one hour prior to the service on Monday. Memorial donations may be made to St. Matthew's United Methodist Church, 65 High Street, Hagerstown, Maryland 21740.