Charles Wesley Pritchard passed away Monday, Sept. 16, 2019.  He was 86.

Born in Utica, he was the son of T.D. Pritchard and Evelina Ivey Pritchard. 

Charles was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, where he served as a sergeant.

Charles was a heavy equipment operator and a retired employee of Waterways Experiment Station. 

He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, James Allen Pritchard. 

Survivors include his wife, Carol Ann Pritchard; two daughters, Melissa Jill Pritchard Taylor (Sherman), Jackie Lynn Pritchard Allen (Jamie); four grandchildren, Nicole Pritchard Randle, Courtney Nevels, Kristen Goings and Alex Nevels; one sister, Dorothy “Dot” Harmon; one brother, W.M. Pritchard.

Services will be 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18, at Frank J. Fisher Funeral Home with the Rev. Tony Monk officiating.  Interment will follow at McClellan Cemetery in Utica.

Visitation will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday until the hour of service at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Alex Nevels, Danny Rouse, Chuck Hopkins, Bill Meredith, Butch Landers and Billy Goings.