Sam Chris Pryor

1921 - 2006  (84 years)

• Name	Sam Chris Pryor
  Born	14 Dec 1921
  Gender	Male
  Died	31 Jul 2006	Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee   [1]
  Buried	4 Aug 2006	Cedar Grove Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee   [2]
  Person ID	I39963	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2014

  
  

  Father	James Pryor,   b. Abt 1895, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 31 Jul 2006  (Age ~ 111 years)
  Mother	Naomi,   b. Abt 1895, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 31 Jul 2006  (Age ~ 111 years)
  Family ID	F75386	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Minnie Irene Proffitt,   b. Abt 1924,   d. 21 Mar 2002, Maryville Healthcare Center  (Age ~ 78 years)
  Children	1. Gene Pryor + 2. Beverly Pryor
  Family ID	F14637	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 31 Jul 2006 - Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee Buried - 4 Aug 2006 - Cedar Grove Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  ---------- Reference: Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 103.

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Smith Mortuary Company, www.smithmortuary.com, 31 Jul 2006. Born: December 14, 1921 Died: July 31, 2006 Services: Funeral service will be at 8:00 PM, Thursday, August 3, 2006 in the Trinity Chapel of Smith Mortuary with Rev. Joe Nickell officiating. Visitation: Family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 PM, Thursday, August 3, 2006, Trinity Chapel, Smith Mortuary. Pryor, Sam Chris age 84 of Maryville passed away Monday, July 31, 2006 at Blount Memorial Hospital. He was a lifetime member of Cedar Grove Baptist Church where he was a teacher and deacon. He retired from ALCOA after 44 years of service and was a member of their 25-Year Club. He was a Veteran of the United States Navy serving in World War II. He loved helping people. He loved his family and his church especially his grandchildren who were the light of his life. Preceded in death by: Wife of 59 years, Irene Pryor; Parents, James & Naomi Pryor; Sister, Pauline Coulter & husband Eugene, Brother-in-law, Joe McCammon; Sister-in-law, Reba Pryor; Brother-in-law, Bruce Proffitt & wife Betsy; Brothers-in-law, Gene Proffitt, Ralph Proffitt, Fred Proffitt, Tommy Cox, Woody Holloway, and Norman Spivey. Survivors include: Son & Daughter-in-law, Gene & Gladys Pryor of Ft. Walton Beach, FL; Daughter and Son-in-law, Beverly & Gary Orr of Maryville; Grandchildren, Michelle Mills & husband Mike of Coco Beach, FL and Chris & Lindsay Spiva of Maryville; Great-Grandchildren, Chris & Andrea Hunt and Hunter Mills; Brothers and Sisters-in-law, Earl & Estelle Pryor, Jack & Mayme Pryor, Darrell & Jean Pryor; Sisters, Eunice McCammon; Sisters-in-law, Helen Proffitt, Thelma Proffitt, Wilma Holloway, Helen Wilkerson & husband Glen, LaVera Spivey. He will be missed by two special friends: Eddie Pryor and Edith Starbuck. Special thanks to Dr. Wally Werner, Dr. Gibbs and his wife and all the staff at 4 North at Blount Memorial Hospital. Funeral service will be at 8:00 PM, Thursday, August 3, 2006 in the Trinity Chapel of Smith Mortuary with Rev. Joe Nickell officiating. Family and friends will assemble at 10:00 AM, Friday, August 4, 2006 at Cedar Grove Baptist Church Cemetery for the interment. Family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 PM, Thursday, August 3, 2006, Trinity Chapel, Smith Mortuary, Maryville, 865-983-1000. Cemetery: Cedar Grove Baptist Church Cemetery Location: Smith Mortuary [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 83860998).