St. Clair County Obits

ARTHELIA LUTITIA PRITCHARD

St. Clair County Courier
13 October 2006
Arthelia Lutitia Pritchard, 95, Grandview, died Oct. 7, 2006, at the Edgewood Home in Raytown. Arthelia was born Oct. 15, 1910 in Lowry City and lived in the Kansas City area for over 65 years.
She was a graduate of Cottey college in Nevada, Mo. and of the University of Missouri in Columbia. Arthelia began her career as a high school English teacher in Lowry City and after raising her family returned to teaching in the fifth and sixth grades at Cambridge Elementary School in Belton until retirement.
She was named Grandview Citizen of the Year in 1993; was a charter member and an elder in the St. Matthew Presbyterian Church. She was a member of the P.E.O. Sisterhood; the Order of the Eastern Star; the Little Blue River and Fort Osage Chapters of the D.A.R.; the American Association of University Women; the Quester's Club; the Grandview Historical Society; the Jackson County Historical Society and the State of Missouri Historical Society, serving as guide at the Truman Farm Home.
Arthelia was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Lawrence Keith Pritchard; her parents, Charles and Mary Lutitia Lysinger; two sisters and one son.
She is survived by two daughters, Carol McCoy, Raytown and Ruie Pritchard, Raleigh, N.C.; two sons, Charles Pritchard, Houston, Texas and Robert Pritchard, Springfield; five grandchildren; and nine great grandchildren.
Services for Arthelia were are being held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 13 at St. Matthew Presbyterian Church, Grandview.
Interment will be in the Lowry City Cemetery, Lowry City, under the direction of Charter Funerals.

Kansas City Star
11 October 2006
Arthelia Lutitia Pritchard, 95, of Grandview, died October 7, 2006, at the Edgewood Home in Raytown, Mo. A service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, October 13, at St. Matthew Presbyterian Church, 2217 High Grove Road, Grandview, Mo. Friends may call on Thursday, October 12, at the church, from 6-8 p.m. Burial will be in Lowry City, Mo. Arthelia was born October 15, 1910, in Lowry City, Mo., and lived in the Kansas City area for over 65 years. She was a graduate of Cottey College in Nevada, Mo., and the University of Missouri in Columbia. Arthelia began her career as a high school English teacher in Lowry City, and after raising her family, returned to teaching in the 5th and 6th grades at Cambridge Elementary School in Belton, Mo., until retirement. She was named Grandview Citizen of the Year in 1993, and was a charter member and an Elder in the St. Matthew Presbyterian Church. She was a member of the P.E.O. Sisterhood, the Order of the Eastern Star, the Little Blue River and Fort Osage Chapters of the D.A.R., the American Association of University Women, the Quester's Club, the Grandview Historical Society, the Jackson County Historical Society, and the State of Missouri Historical Society, serving as guide at the Truman Farm Home. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Lawrence Keith Pritchard; her parents, Charles and Mary Lutitia Lysinger; two sisters, and one son. She is survived by two daughters, Carol McCoy, Raytown, and Ruie Pritchard, Raleigh, NC; two sons, Charles Pritchard, Houston, Texas, and Robert Pritchard, Springfield; five grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. The family suggests contributions to the Children's Presbyterian Home, Farmington, Mo., St. Matthew Presbyterian Church, or the Grandview Historical Society. Arrangements: Charter Funerals, (816) 921-5555.