Thelma Louise Attix Pryor's Obituary
Thelma Louise Attix Pryor, 91, passed away Tuesday, February 8, 2022. Mrs. Pryor was born Oct. 24, 1930, the daughter of the late Earl Short Attix and Mary Elizabeth Masten Attix. She was a life long resident of Dover. She was delivered at home by Dr. David Deakyne and was named Thelma after his wife, and Louise after her mother's sister. Mrs. Pryor started working her junior year of high school at Farmers Bank of the State of Delaware in downtown Dover, and she was a 1948 graduate of Dover High School. She continued working at the bank until the birth of her first child in 1960. she married Wayne Pryor on October 20, 1951 and was married for 55 years until his passing in 2006. Beside her parents and husband, she was predeceased by her sisters, Isabel Jarman, Emily Woodall and her brothers William, Gilbert and Donald Attix. She is survived by her two children, son Ricky of Dover and daughter and son in law Pam and Larry Williams of Houston, TX. Two sisters, Clara Gravatt and Mary Joan Pratt, both of Dover, brother Robert Attix of Clayton, many nieces and nephews including her namesake Thelma Gravatt Wright of Harrington. Special thanks to caretakers Gloria Pitts, Angela Gibson and her sister Clara Gravatt. Friends may call from 10 to 11 AM Monday, Feb. 14th at Trader Funeral Home 12 Lotus Street Dover, services will follow at 11 AM. Burial will be at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna. Donations can be made in her memory to the First State Animal Center and SPCA at 32 Shelter Circle, Camden, DE 19934Letters of condolences may be sent to www.traderfh.com
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