Dr. William W. Frailey Jr., 73, of Lower Macungie Township, died in his home March 23, 2016. He was the husband of Paula L. (Urban) Frailey. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Gladys (Brown) and William W. Frailey, Sr.

He attended Emmaus High School, Franklin and Marshall College and the Temple University School of Medicine.

He was board certified in surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He served as chief of the division of general surgery at The Allentown Hospital and associate chief of trauma surgery at the Lehigh Valley Hospital. He was president-elect of the medical board at the Allentown Hospital from 1984 to 1986 and served as president from 1986 to 1988. He was a partner in the Surgical Associates of the Lehigh Valley. He served as the vice president of medical affairs for the Lehigh Valley Hospital and then as the senior vice president for medical affairs for Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center.

He served his country during the Vietnam War as a lieutenant in the Navy Medical Corp from 1969 to 1971.

His hobbies included model railroading and volunteering at the Lower Macungie Library. He enjoyed collecting books, stamps, coins and Sherlock Holmes memorabilia.

He is survived by his wife; sons, Mark and his wife Kylene and Matthew and his wife Nancy; four grandchildren, Kayla, Jarod, Mackenzie and Lilyana. He was predeceased by his parents, William and Gladys Frailey, of Emmaus.

Memorial contributions may be made in his name to the John & Dorothy Morgan Cancer Center or the Lower Macungie Library.

Arrangements were made by the Schantz Funeral Home, P.C., Emmaus.