OBIT: Ellis Edward PRITTS, 1995, Meyersdale, Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed and proofread by Nancy Lorz. Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ PRITTS Ellis Edward Pritts, 87, of 324 Beachley St., Meyersdale, died May 16, 1995, at his residence. Born Oct 2, 1907, at Jennings, Md., son of the late Edward and Cordelia (Broadwater) Pritts. Preceded in death by his wife, Alma (Ross) Pritts, in December, 1953; a son, William (Gloe) Pritts, May 1988; a brother, Oney Pritts, and three sisters: Beulah Bittner, Ocy Hostetler and Evelyn Saunders. Survived by three sons: Ellis Pritts Jr., Lancaster; Ralph Pritts, Salisbury, and Ray Pritts, Elyria, Ohio; four daughters: Eunice Walter, Laredo, Texas; Rose Ellen Pritts, Salisbury; Carol Kyle, Meyersdale, and Janet Heller, Johnstown; two sisters: Blanche Newman, Salisbury, and Ethel Wahl, Meyersdale; also 22 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren. Retired brickbander with 25 years service from Harbison-Walker Refractories, Grantsville, Md. Attended Cornerstone Assembly of God, Boynton. Friends will be received from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Newman Funeral Home, Inc., Salisbury, where service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, with the Rev. Garry Kipe officiating. Interment, Summit Mills Cemetery. PRITTS Services for Ellis E. Pritts, 87, of Meyersdale, who died May 16, will be held at the Cornerstone Assembly of God Church, Boynton, at 2 p.m. Friday. Friends will be received from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Newman Funeral Home, Salisbury. Daily American, May 18, 1995 {P0947]