Anna B. (DeLuz) Pryor, 79, of Fall River died peacefully at home Monday, April 12, 2010.
She was the wife of the late Joseph Pryor, Jr. and daughter of the late Antone and Cecelia F. (Andrade) DeLuz.
Born and raised in Newport, R.I., she previously lived in Taunton for many years; she resided in Fall River for 20 years. She was an excellent cook, enjoyed entertaining her children and grandchildren, and made several memorable trips with Joseph, her husband, and their lifelong friends. She always loved a good game of Pokeno or Uno.
Survivors include a son, Wayne R. Pryor, and his wife, Laureen, of San Francisco; three daughters, Donna M. Pryor Kelsick, and her husband, Christopher, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, Debra A. Nooth, and her husband Mark, of Meridian, Idaho and Doreen M. Pryor of Fall River; one sister, Mary Brown of Brooklyn; three grandchildren, Danielle N. Kelsick, Kristy A. Kelsick and Mark Steven Nooth, Jr.; a niece, Ethel “Penny” Prettyman, her husband, John, and their son, Justin, of Portsmouth, R.I. She is also survived by many generations of nieces and nephews who will lovingly remember her as “Aunt Anna.”
She was the sister of the late Mary Morris, Faustina Smallwood, Adelaide Smith, Anthony DeLuz, John DeLuz, Johanna Ames, and Helen Anderson.
Her family would like to extend its sincere appreciation to the doctors and nurses of St. Anne’s Hospital, the visiting nurses of Physicians Healthcare, Caritas Hospice & Palliative Care, and Home Instead Senior Care.
Anna’s Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, April 16, 2010 at 10:30 AM at Saint Andrew the Apostle Church, 19 Kilmer Avenue, Taunton. Burial will take place at the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne. Calling hours will be held on Thursday, April 15, 2010 from 4-8 PM at the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park Street, New Bedford. In Lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the COPD Foundation and the American Heart Association.
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