Delbert Lewis "Deb" Pritchard
Marriages
Leona Faye
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 6B Notice - November 8, 2011
Delbert Lewis Pritchard,
85, De Beque, died Nov. 7, 2011,
at the Grand Junction Veterans
Affairs Medical Center.
Mr. Pritchard was a mechanic.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m.
Nov. 21 at Open Bible Fellowship
Church, with inurnmentat the Veterans Memorial Cemetery
of Western Colorado.
Survivors include his wife,
Leona Faye; two daughters,
Debra Faye McCloskey of
Huntingdon, Pa., and Janet
Lynn Nichols of De Beque;
two sisters, Eveleen Barnhouse
of Hatfi eld, Mo., and Beulah
Weigart of Marion, Kan; four
grandchildren; and eight greatgrandchildren.
Memorial contributions to
Hospice & Palliative Care of
Western Colorado, 3090B North
12th St., Grand Junction 81506,
or the Veterans Affairs Medical
Center Living Center, 2121
North Ave., Grand Junction
81501.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 5B Obit - November 18, 2011
Delbert “Deb” Pritchard
August 5, 1926 – November 7, 2011
Delbert “Deb” Pritchard of De-
Beque, CO passed away early
Monday morning, November 7,
2011 at the Veteran’s Community
Living Center. His loving
family had been with him each
day for several weeks since he
became ill.
At his request, cremation has
taken place. A memorial service
will be held at the Open Bible Fellowship Church in DeBeque on
Monday, November 21, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Jacob Duran
officiating.
Delbert Lewis Pritchard was born to Lewis Pritchard and Myrtle
Campbell Pritchard on August 5, 1926 in Dexter, IA. His early years
were spent in Iowa, Missouri, and Kansas.
Deb served his country in WWII, from 1944 - 1946. He was a
driver for a Colonel in Graves Registration in the European Theater.
On June 20, 1948 he married his high school sweetheart, Leona
“Faye” at Hatfield, Missouri. She survives. They celebrated their
63rd wedding anniversary this year.
Deb and Faye began their lives together in Maryville, MO. They
lived in Grant City, MO before moving to DeBeque in 1967. He and
his brother, Ed, owned and operated Pritchard’s Garage in DeBeque
for many years.
The brothers hunted and fished every chance they could. They built
an air boat and had lots of fun riding on the Colorado River.
In the early 1980’s, Deb built the Roan Creek Bar and Cafe where
the old Drug Store had been. It took him seven years to complete.
He later sold it to the Town of DeBeque, and it’s now the Wild
Horse Community Center.
Deb was a member of Open Bible Fellowship and the Masonic
Lodge.
Survivors include his wife, Faye of DeBeque; two daughters,
Deborah (Pat) McCloskey of Huntingdon, PA, and Janet Nichols of
DeBeque; two sisters, Evaleen (Hugh) Barnhouse of Hatfield, MO,
and Beulah (Darrell) Weigart of Marion, KS; one foster sister, Beulah
Dean (Doyle) Helton of Easton, MO; four grandchildren, Ben III
(Wendy) Nichols of Molina, CO; Rebecca Schowalter of Collbran,
CO; Danielle (Jeff) Nottingham of Grand Junction, CO, and Katie
(Jeremy) Mumau of Commodore, PA; eight great-grandchildren,
Justin, Tristin, Jerome, and Haylee Nichols; Amanda, Miranda, and
Brendon Schowalter, and McKenzie Mumau; sister-in-law, Elaine
Pritchard of Grand Junction, CO; many other family members, a
host of friends, and his faithful companion, Rascal.
Deb was preceded in death by his brother, Ed, in 2003.
A private interment will be held later in the day at the Veteran’s
Memorial Park in Grand Junction.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice & Palliative Care
of Western Colorado, 3090B North 12th St., Grand Junction, CO
81506, or the Veterans Community Living Center, 2121 North Ave.,
Grand Junction, CO 81501.
