Mr. Lewis Frasier

    Mr. Lewis Frasier: was born on April 16, 1904 to Jacob and Katherine Frasier.  He lived in Liberty County (Macintosh Area) where his parents owned land.   Mr. Frasier was the eighth of ten children including seven sisters and two brothers.
    Mr. Frasier attended school at the Dorchester Academy.  He attended church at the Thebbs AME with his mother.  His dad attended the Midway Congregational  Church.  He began his career in the pulpwood industry.
     Mr. Frasier owned and operated Lewis Frasier Pulpwood Co., owned a convenience store, was president of Dorchester Federal Credit Union, farmed and raised cattle on Lewis Frasier Road, was the first black member of the Board of Education, helped acquire land for Liberty County High School, served on the PTA for LCHS in Midway, founded and pastored the Soloman Temple Church in Midway, pastored the Gospel Light Church in Sylvania and was Field Supervisor for the Church of Christ Holiness Unto the Lord. He enjoyed singing and working in the church.  He helped many young people get started in jobs, and was instrumental in sending several students to college.
     Mr. Frasier was married to Florence Frasier who still lives in Midway on Lewis Frasier Road.  They have three children: Elizabeth, Willie, and Annie.  Lewis Frasier died thanksgiving morning in 1974.  He was buried in the Solomon Temple Church Cemetery in Midway.  The family described that day as the "Coldest day they can remember, windy and cold".