Funeral services for Edward Aaron Pritchett Sr., 72, of Dahlonega, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, at Dahlonega Baptist Church. Dr. Steven Wright and the Rev. Harris Malcom will officiate. Interment will follow in Dahlonega Memorial Park.
Mr. Pritchett passed away Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.
Born Jan. 21, 1947, in Cleveland, he was the son of the late J.C. and Thelma Humphries Pritchett. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Joseph Pritchett Jr.
Ed grew up in the Cornelia/Cleveland area. He attended Falls Business College and moved to South Georgia in 1966 to follow the love of his life, Shirley Burtz Pritchett. He worked for Mitchell Electrical Membership Cooperation for 30 years and retired as CEO. Ed was a member of Dahlonega Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Shirley Pritchett of Dahlonega; son and daughter-in-law, Aaron and Michelle Pritchett of Valdosta; daughter and son-in-law, Jeanne and Chris Welch of Dahlonega; grandchildren, Stephen and Ashley Pritchett, and Jared Pritchett, all of Valdosta, and Lauren and Christopher Welch of Dahlonega.
The family will receive friends Friday, Nov. 22, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the funeral home and Saturday from 10 a.m. until the service hour at Dahlonega Baptist Church.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Mavuno Ministries Inc., P.O. Box 3421, Gainesville, GA 30503, or Lustgarten Foundation Pancreatic Cancer Research at lustgarten.org.
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