Curtis Ray Pritchard

Curtis was preceded in death by his parents Jack Pritchard (Pap) and Retha Pritchard. He was also preceded in death by his siblings Tom Pritchard of Ohio, Ada “Sis” Meadows, Jack Pritchard of Hudson, Bill Pritchard of Beckley, West Virginia, Helen Haynes, Ruth Johnson, Wanda Rich, Betty Duncan of Lenoir and Daphney Weaver of Granite Falls.

He is survived by his wife and sweetheart of 63 years, Mina Greene Pritchard, his daughter, Retha Greene (husband Roger); his grandchildren Roger Curtis Greene (wife Sara); Katie Sullivan (husband James); great grandchildren Teagan Greene, Madeline Greene, James Clark Sullivan,IV and Ezra Curtis Sullivan (All living in the Lenoir area.). He also is survived by his siblings Tommy Pritchard (Thelma)and Eleanor Hollar of Lenoir, Patty Parham (Ray) of Granite Falls and Lora Davis( Hobie) of Fleetwood and countless nieces and nephews.

Curtis was a proud US Army veteran who served in Nuremberg, Germany in the mid 1950s.

He served for 30 years at the Lenoir Fire Department and was the first chief of the Kings Creek Volunteer Fire Department.

Curtis was a member of the First Baptist Church of Whitnel where he was known for his joyful noise while praising the Lord.

Our Curtis’s real passion was cherishing his family, the Lord and being a “Paw Paw”. He spent his golden years enjoying his great grandchildren, watching them thrive, entertaining them with fun rides on the tractor, keeping his family safe and occasionally sinking a “birdie” with his golf buddies.

A graveside service for Curtis will be held at the First Baptist Church of Whitnel at 11:00am on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, address 1201 Connelly Springs Road, Lenoir, N.C. 28645. Masks requested.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Kings Creek Fire Department, 3420 Wilkesboro Blvd., Lenoir, NC 28645.

Words of comfort may be expressed to the family at www.pendrysfuneralhome.com.

Pendry’s Lenoir Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mr. Curtis Ray Pritchard.