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• FamilySearch ID: LDH8-19B
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 170645073
• Obituary: 6 Aug 1964, New York, New York County, New York; New York Times
• Obituary: 7 Aug 1964, New York, New York County, New York; New York Times

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Birth:
Ancestry.com. Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973
Name:      Frazee
Gender:      Male
Birth Date:      8 Oct 1895
Father:      Wesley S. Frazee
Mother:      Eliza Frazee
FHL Film Number:      1851727
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Obituary:
HAROLD FRAZEE, AN AD EXECUTIVE; Retired Aide of MacManus, John & Adams Is Dead

Harold D. Frazee of 301 East 48th Street and Carmel, N. Y., who retired last December as vice president of MacManus, John & Adams, Inc., advertising agency of 444 Madison Avenue, died yesterday at Lenox Hill Hospital.

Mr. Frazee was in charge of drug and allied product advertising at the agency. He had previously served as vice presdent and director of the advertising agency of Tatham Laird, Inc., and was at one time president of the Wiley, Frazee & Davenport agency.

He was a native of Cleveland and was educated at Syracuse and Columbia Universities. In World War I he served with the Aviation Section of the Army Signal Corps, of which he was one of the first instructors in night bombing.

In 1929, Mr. Frazee formed a company under his own name, which pioneered in the use of spot radio advertising to sell packaged goods. He was also former president of the Hi-V Vitamin Corporation and vice president of the Manhattan Soap Company.

In World War II Mr. Frazee was active in American efforts to counteract enemy subsidization in neutral markets.

He leaves his wife, Mrs. Joan Grant Somerville Frazee; a son, Harold Jr. of Batavia, N. Y.; a daughter, Mrs. Ralph S. Parks of Chicago; a stepson, Grant A. Somerville; a stepdaughter, Wendy Louise Somerville; a brother, Stanley of Oreland, Pa., and five grandchildren.

Obituary:
FRAZEE— Harold David, on Aug. 5, 1964, beloved husband of Joan, devoted father of Mrs. Ralph S. Parks and Harold David Frazee, Jr., loving stepfather of Wendy and Grant Somerville, dear brother of Stanley S. Frazee; also survived by 5 grandchildren. Services at Frank E. Campbell, Madison Ave. at 81st St., on Friday, 4 P.M. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to your favorite charity.

Died:
Ancestry.com. New York, New York, Death Index, 1949-1965
Name:      Harold Frazee
Age:      68
Birth Date:      abt 1896
Death Date:      5 Aug 1964
Death Place:      Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
Certificate Number:      16415

Family/Spouse: Helen G. Sackett. Helen died in Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Harold married Clearbelle Genevieve "Joan" Grant after 1958. Clearbelle (daughter of Charles Joseph Grant and Clearbelle "Clarabee" Futhey) was born on 23 Jul 1915 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York; died on 18 Jan 1976 in New York, New York County, New York; was buried after 18 Jan 1976 in Raymond Hill Cemetery, Carmel, Putnam County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]