Obituary

Wandell Ray Prichard
(May 23, 1940 - January 30, 2013)

Wandell Ray Prichard, loving husband and father, 72, of Huntington, WV, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on January 30, 2013. He was born May 23, 1940, in Midkiff, WV. He was the son of the late Okey Prichard and Versie Burns Blankenship. He was a retired salesman. He is survived by his wife, Brenda Spears Prichard, the love of his life, and two children, one son, Timothy Prichard and one daughter, Beverly Prichard of Huntington. He is also survived by three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Mary Claudette Pinkerman (Delano) of Cheshire, Ohio, Lora Gay (Kermin) Powell of Asheboro, NC, and Patty Jean Charles of Catlettsburg, KY, along with several nieces and nephews. He is also survived by a very special and dear sister in Christ, Connie Mullins, whom he loved dearly and considered as his own sister. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Estelle Spears Prichard and two brothers, Lester Leon Prichard and Ronnie Lee Prichard. He lived to serve the Lord, he was a deacon at The Branchland Gospel Tabernacle, and later The Ohio Street Church of God. The family would like to give a special thanks to Dr. Ralph Stevens and his caring staff for the decades of excellent and loving care they have given him. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Wallace Funeral Home, Barboursville and services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Friday, February 1, 2013 at the Wallace Funeral Home & Chapel, Barboursville, WV. Services will be presided over by Pastor Jack Marcum and Phillip Wireman. Burial will take place at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens in Huntington, WV.