Ronald E. Pritchard
July 24, 1931 ~ February 22, 2014
Ronald E. Pritchard, 82, Mooresville, died February 22, 2014, in St. Francis Hospital, Mooresville. Ron was born July 24, 1931, in Morgan County, to the late William S. and Hazel (Stephens) Pritchard.
He graduated from Mooresville High School in 1949 and proudly served in the United States Air Force as a Staff Sergeant in Japan. A lifelong farmer, Ronald also was the caretaker and sexton of the White Lick Cemetery for 40 years. He served two terms as the Brown Township Trustee and also worked several years as the Morgan County Highway Superintendent. Ron was a bus driver for 20 years in Mooresville and always enjoyed driving the students to the various sporting events. He will be missed by a loving family and many friends.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by siblings, William C. Pritchard, Rosanna Beck, and Wilma Edwards.
Survivors include his sisters, Mary Beck of Bargersville and Laverne Pritchard of Morgantown; a host of nieces, nephews, great nieces, and great nephews; special friends, Edward Bucker, Charles Harvey, and Lynn Taylor. A special thanks goes to the caregivers who helped Ron at Miller’s Merry Manor in Mooresville.
The funeral service will begin at 10 a.m., Wednesday, February 26, 2014, in the Carlisle – Branson Funeral Service & Crematory, Mooresville, with calling there from 4 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, February 25, 2014. Burial will be in the White Lick Cemetery, Mooresville. Visit www.carlislebranson.com to share a favorite memory or to sign the online guest registry.
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OUr Dad, Sumner Sellars really enjoyed Ronald’s friendship, visits and humor. My sister Martha Sellars and myself are unable to attend the services due to difficulty in walking and standing. Blessings, to all. Martha Sellars & Mary Ann Mills
We are the newest gravediggers at White Lick Cemetery.Ron tookgreat care and loved this cemetery. Once I sent some leftover vegetable soup home with him. A few days later he said ‘Oh, thanks for the rhubarb’. I tried to politely tell him I thought. it must have been someone else who gave him rhubarb. He said no, that was just something he always said that his Mother used to say. We loved this guy and his devotion to White Lick Cemetery. I hope we. and Charlie Harvey and the Mooresville Friends Church can continue to live up to the legacy of care that Ron gave this cemetery. Jim and Pam Asher
He drove the bus for our 4 kids. They all loved him, and you could set your watch by him. He will be missed.
You will be missed by many ??
I grew up in the house across the road from White Lick Cemetery. When Ron took over the Sexton duties at the cemetery, I had also assumed the job of taking the flag up and down each day. As a result our paths crossed on a great number of occasions. Ron never failed to have something interesting to say. I must admit, being teased by ‘Ole’ Pritchard’ was an experience quite unlike any other. I sure will miss that character. And as a caretaker of the grounds, I believe he was the finest we ever had out at White Lick.
Ron was my Bus driver when i Lived in Lantern Hills