William Charles Pritchard

RANDLEMAN — William Charles Pritchard, age 84, of Randleman died Saturday, October 16, 2021 at Randolph Health in Asheboro.

Mr. Pritchard was born Jan. 1, 1937, in Randolph County, the son of Charlie and Eva Brown Pritchard. He was retired from the U.S. Air Force, serving during the Vietnam War, and later retired from the NC Zoological Park. 

He is survived by his wife, Judy Ann Jones Pritchard; daughters, Debbie Gray and her husband Danny and Penny Dawkins and her husband Butch, all of Asheboro; son, Billy Pritchard and his wife Cynthia of Randleman; grandchildren, Devin Howell of Alaska, Joseph Dawkins of Franklinville, Anthony Dawkins of Asheboro and Dallas Pritchard of Randleman; great-grandchildren, Grayson, Zoey, William, Nicholas, Kennedy and Coral.

A graveside service will be held Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, at 11 a.m. at Randolph Memorial Park, 4538 US Hwy 220 Bus. North, with military honors.

Memorials may be made to Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675, https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/ or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memorial Giving, Memphis, TN 38105-9959, www.stjude.org/memorial.

Pugh Funeral Home in Asheboro is serving the Pritchard family.  Please share remembrances and condolences at www.pughfuneralhome.com