Martha Ann Pryor, age 63, of Water Valley, MS died Sunday, May 8, 2011 at North MS Baptist Hospital in Oxford, MS. Born in 1947 in Lafayette County, she was a daughter of Roy Lee and Lela Blaker Whiteside. Ann worked many years at Kellwood and SMW, and was a homemaker who had a sweet spirit and a radiant smile. She enjoyed racing and was a devoted fan of the Water Valley Blue Devil football team. Ann was a member of O'Tuckalofa Baptist Church.
A 2:30 PM graveside service is planned for Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at Oak Hill Cemetery in Water Valley, MS with Bro. Dan Dickerson officiating. Visitation will be from 2:00 PM until service time.
She is survived by her husband, Roger Dale Pryor, of Water Valley, MS; one son, Steven Edward Pryor of Tupelo, MS; three sisters, Betty Shelton of Red Banks, MS, Pearl (Troy) Keel of Water Valley, MS, and Mary Shaw of Coffeeville, MS; and one brother, Larry (Peggy) Whiteside of Water Valley, MS.
Ann was preceded in death by a daughter, Sandra Kay Pryor; two sisters, Thelma Hensley and Mary Ann Whiteside; and four brothers, Boyd Lee Whiteside, Robert Lee Whiteside, Jimmy Earl Whiteside, and R. B. Whiteside.