Ronnie Pritchard

Funeral services for Mr. Ronald (Ronnie) Joseph Pritchard, age 67, of Cookeville, will be held at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 22 at the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper Huddleston and Horner with Rev. Rick Lowhorn and Rev. Lee Bailey officiating. Graveside service and interment will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Algood City Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 3 – 5 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. Pritchard died Monday morning April 20, 2015 at Bethesda Health Care Center in Cookeville. He was born June 30, 1947 in Cookeville to the late William Joe and Edna Marie Huddleston Pritchard. Ronnie graduated from Cookeville High School in 1966. He completed his undergraduate degree in History from Tennessee Tech University in 1970. Ronnie was employed by the US Department of Defense in Fort Knox, KY until he was forced to take an early retirement in 1989 due to health concerns. He is survived by two brothers and sisters-in-laws, William (Bill) and Theresa Pritchard of Hanahan, SC, Chuck and Carol Pritchard of Cookeville; sister and brother-in-law, Sandra and Wayne Jared of Smithville, TN. Memorial contributions may be made to TTU Foundation, P.O. Box 1915, Cookeville, TN 38505.