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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Joseph C.
Pryor, Sr.
June 4, 1949 – January 31, 2019
Joseph Cecil Pryor, Sr. was born June 4th 1950 to the late
Rollen H. and Annie Mae Pryor, the 4th child out of eight.
He graduated from Edmondson High School in 1968. He
got a job with the Post Office right after graduation, soon
after he enlisted in the Army in the same year. He was in
Vietnam War for 14 months. He served from 1968 until
1971 when he was medically discharged. He returned to the
post office and retired in 1993.
Joe was always the life of the party. He loved to dance and
tell jokes. He enjoyed making people laugh. He enjoyed
oldies music and gospel and had a large collections of both
that he played when he was alone. His pets were reptiles
that he kept in tanks in his living room. He loved to cook his
soul food meals and was very good at it. He enjoyed going
to the casinos. Joe was also a Mason with Lodge No. 31,
Martin Luther King at Hiram Grand Lodge on Eutaw Place,
which has dissolved.
Joseph is leaving to cherish his memories: his son, Joseph
C. Pryor, Jr. and daughter, Crystal Love Pryor; three sisters,
Rosa Pryor-Trusty, Shirley Scott & Linda Pryor; one broth-
er, Bernard Pryor;4 Step-Children; his in-laws, William
"Shorty" Trusty, Dennis Scott and Marcia Pryor; and one
granddaughter, Nijah (Aniyah); eight nieces and nephews:
Keith Hendricks, Kelvin Atkinson, Karen Atkinson, Kathy
Atkinson, Bernard Jr. WJ, Anthony Pryor, Cecilia & Rhon-
da, Sandra; Malita, Darcela, Wayne & Ty, He preceded two
brothers, Roland(MC) & William Pryor and one sister,
Maxine Pryor. He also leaves behind a host of cousins and
other relatives and friends.
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