Carol Ann Fritz, 76

Carol was born upon December 9, 1949, at Gorgas Hospital in Ancon, Panama Canal Zone, to Richard “Pat” Beall and Elizabeth Ann Zent. She matured in the Canal Zone and finished from Cristobal High School in 1968, a location and neighborhood that would stay a vital part of her life for several years to come.

Following high school, Carol transferred to Florida with her boy, Warren. In August 1976, she wed Gene S. Fritz while he was stationed at Clark Air Base in the Philippines. Carol and Gene shared 50 years of marital relationship and a life together that took them to Fort Walton Beach, Florida; Nashua, New Hampshire; and Marietta, Georgia, where they lived for 10 years, before settling in Peachtree City, their home for the previous 35 years.

Carol was creative and imaginative and had a long-lasting love of art, drawing, cooking, and homemaking. She especially took pleasure in Southwestern and Panamanian art and ended up being a passionate collector of both. Carol enjoyed her home and filled it with art, mementos, and unforgettable treasures collected throughout a life time of travel.

As the partner of a military pilot and later on a Delta Air Lines pilot, Carol had the chance to take a trip thoroughly. She liked experiencing brand-new locations, and much of those journeys were shown in the home she so thoroughly developed.

Her connection to the Panama Canal Zone stayed particularly crucial throughout her life. Carol cherished the lots of reunions she participated in with fellow Canal Zone senior citizens and their households, restoring old relationships, sharing memories, and keeping bonds that extended back to her youth.

Carol likewise had an eager interest in politics and neighborhood affairs. She put that interest into civil service as a member of the Peachtree City Council from 1997 to 2001.

Carol is endured by her hubby of 50 years, Gene S. Fritz of Peachtree City; her child, Warren M. Bell of Senoia, Georgia; her grandchildren, Ryan Bell and Britney Ford of California; her great-grandson, Vincent Ford; and her 2 more youthful siblings, Richard W. Beall of Clearwater, Florida, and Robert G. Beall of Newnan, Georgia.