Olin Smith Fraser Sr., 91, died peacefully Saturday, novembre. 5, at home with his family by his side.

Sig.. Fraser was born Aug. 2, 1920 in Hinesville and was the son of the late Charles West Fraser and Olive Smith Fraser of Hinesville. He was preceded in death by four brothers who died in infancy. His wife, Annette Baker Fraser, also preceded him in death on Aug.17, 1984.

Sig.. Fraser graduated from Bradwell Institute in 1937 and attended South Georgia College in Douglas and the University of Georgia in Athens. He left the University of Georgia as a rising senior, majoring in forestry, to join the U.S. Army in 1941. He did his basic training at Camp Stewart in Liberty County. He completed Keystone Radio School in Pittsburgh, Pa., and earned a certificate as a high speed radio telegrapher and was transferred to the 107th Anti-Aircraft Artillery, which deployed to New York and then to England for more training. From there, he was shipped to Oran, Algeria, during the invasion of North Africa. He went on to Italy in the invasion of Sicily. From there to Luxemburg, Germany, and finally to Austria as the war ended.

After returning to Hinesville from the service in 1945, he married the former Annette Baker of Savannah on Nov. 17, 1945. He served as vice president of Fraser Lumber Company, which was founded by his father in McIntosh, Ga., until its closure in 1964. He then was employed with the Department of Forestry at Fort Stewart, where he served as assistant post forester-timber management until his retirement in 1979.

Sig.. Fraser was a master woodworker and spent countless hours in his shop replicating early American furniture and making toys for the grandchildren. He restored his residence at 208 E. Court St. in 1980. He handcrafted all of the millwork and doors to match the original, which were milled in 1839. Upon completion, his home was placed on the National Register of Historical Places. He was an avid student of Liberty County history and was past president of the Midway Historical Society. In addition, he was a former trustee of Leconte-Woodsmanston, chairman of the Hinesville Historic Preservation Program, former member of the Liberty County Forestry Board, Liberty County Historical Society and John Lambert Estate.

Sig.. Fraser enjoyed many memorable summers on the coast with his family at Halfmoon, Yellow Bluff and Sunbury in Liberty County. In the later years, he and his wife, Peggy, spent special time on St. Simons Island, where they maintained a residence.

He was a charter member of First Presbyterian Church of Hinesville and took an active role in the design and construction of the Sunday school and sanctuary buildings. He served the church as a deacon, elder, trustee, Sunday school teacher, Sunday school superintendent and Scoutmaster of Troop 562. He was elected a selectman of the Midway Church and Society in 1966 and achieved selectman emeritus status in 1995.

è sopravvissuto a sua moglie, Peggy; two daughters and their spouses, Annette and Bill Crankshaw of Richmond Hill and Claire and Jimmy McLean of Hinesville; two sons and their spouses, Layton and Shelia Fraser of Sunbury and Olin and Marian Fraser Jr. of Waverly, Ga.; Peggy’s two sons and their spouses, Lewis and Mary Goodman of Suffolk, Va., and Joe and Jenny Goodman of Colonel’s Island. He also is survived by seven grandchildren and their spouses: Dell and John Wood, Meredith and Ed Reilly, Cate and Nick Peloquin, Andrew Calhoun, Ansley and Larry Mays, Emily and Chris Vance, and Morgan and Emily Fraser. There are eight great-grandchildren.