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Pritchett, Alta
Alta Pritchett, 84, formerly of Vinton, died Friday, April 30, 2010, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids following an extended illness. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 4, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 E. Sixth St., Vinton, with the Rev. Scott Boucher officiating. Interment will be at Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from noon to service time Tuesday.
Alta was born July 27, 1925, at Swifton, Ark., to Albert and Linnie (Henderson) Vaughn. On March 15, 1941, she married J.C. Pritchett at Hornersville, Mo. For over 25 years, Alta was employed at Wilson & Co. in Cedar Rapids.
She is survived by her daughters, Shirley Butts of Vinton, Barbara (Don) Andrews of Marion and Bonnie Pritchett of Cedar Rapids; her grandchildren, Cliff Tharp, Dawana Triasak, Debra Bahr, Jim Bevins, Michael Bevins, Lynn Bevins, Shane Pritchett and Troy Pritchett; 22 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; and four sisters.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, J. C.; her son, Ray Pritchett; and six siblings.
A memorial fund has been established.
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