Mrs. Loyce Pritchard Pate, age 83, of Douglas, GA passed away on Thursday, May 10, 2012, at home following an extended illness. Mrs. Pate was born on November 6, 1928, to the late Lee Bailey and Mary Carry.
Mrs. Pate is survived by five daughters, Kathy (Tony) Brewer, of Hazlehurst, GA, Shirley (Jerry) Troupe, of Byron, GA, Mary Thomas, of Nicholls, GA, Annette (Randy) Cribbs, of Pridgen, GA, and Joyce Odell, of Loveland, CO; six sons, J.T. (Paula) Pritchard, Bobby Joe (Peggy) Pritchard, Tommy (Cat) Pritchard, all of West Green, GA, Stanley Pritchard, of Nicholls, GA, and James (Annette) Brantley, of Baxley, GA; one sister, Lois Copeland, of Willacoochee, GA; twenty-one grandchildren, and thirty-eight great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons Gary Pritchard, Larry Pritchard, her first husband Bill Pritchard, and one grandson Marty Amerson.
Visitation will be held on Friday, May 11, 2012 from 6-9 pm
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, May 12, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. at Sims Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jimmy Hollis and Rev. Floyd Musgrove officiating. Interment followed at Central Baptist Church Cemetery.