Marcheta Prigmore

Funeral services for Mrs. Marcheta Rose Cochran Prigmore, 87, of Cookeville will be held Wednesday April 18, at 10 a.m. (C.S.T.) in the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home with Dr. Jonathan Nelms officiating. Graveside services and interment will follow at 4 p.m. (E.S.T.) at the Green Hill Cemetery in Etowah, TN. Mrs. Prigmore died suddenly Sunday morning April 15, 2012 in Masters Health Care Center. She was born August 3, 1924 in Chattanooga, TN to the late George Reed and Dorothy Athena Kelley Cochran. Mrs. Prigmore, outstanding homemaker, loving mother and grandmother, was a long-time resident of Athens, TN where she was a member of the Keith Memorial United Methodist Church for 64 years. She taught Sunday school and sang in the choir along with many other church related activities. After moving to Cookeville in 2003 she attended Cookeville First Baptist Church. Mrs. Prigmore was a graduate of Tennessee Weslyan College in 1944 and in 1968. She was an avid lace collector and shared her collections in talks and exhibitions with many groups over the years. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband and father of her children, John R. Prigmore, her second husband Ralph R. Priddy; and her sister, Mary Ruth Kauffman. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, John & Susie Prigmore of Jonesville, NC; three daughters and a son-in-law, Susan Reinke of Dallas, TX, Becky & Robert Priddy of Asheville, NC, and Nancy Knowlton of Cookeville; twelve grandchildren, Sarah Reinke (Bill Sterns), Travis (Heather) Priddy, R. Brooke Priddy (Ryan Conrad), Catherine Murphy, Tim (Ashley), Michael, and Charlie Prigmore, Brenda and Justin (Amelda) Lente, Jennifer, Orianna, and Michael Knowlton; 12 great grandchildren, 1 great-great grandchild and many nieces and nephews. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Memorials may be made to Cookeville Pregnancy Clinic 694 South Willow Avenue Cookeville, TN 38501 or to the charity of your choice.