Obituary of Wayne Pridemore

Norman – Wayne Pridemore, 83, of Norman, died at 10:14 am on Thursday, April 26, 2018 at I.U. Health Bedford Hospital.

Born March 12, 1935, in Lawrence Co., he was the son of Kirzey and Blanche (Davidson) Pridemore. He married Rose Stancombe on May 21, 1956 and she preceded him in death on March 21, 2014. He retired from Ralph Rogers Redi-Mix in 1992 and attended New Hope Church. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during the Korean War.

Survivors include a son, Randy Wayne Pridemore and wife Kerri, of Franklin, TN; two daughters, Melanie Roberts of Mitchell and Lisa Hupp and husband, Mark, of Tifton, GA; eleven grandchildren; twenty-one great grandchildren; two sisters, Cathleen Careas of Chicago, IL, Helen Ackerman, of Georgia;  three brothers, Roy Pridemore, of Indianapolis, IN, Charles Pridemore and wife, Paula, of Greenwood, and Stanley Pridemore and wife, Marcella, of Mooresville. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, ten brothers, Leon, Clarence, Ronald Eugene, Henry Jacob, Kenneth, Winford, Harold Dean, Jimmy, Marvin, and Mike Pridemore; five sisters, Mary Jane Pace, Carolyn Anderson, Juanita Pridemore, Lois Johnson, and Eva Garrison.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 pm on Monday, April 30^th in the Elmwood Chapel of the Day & Carter Mortuary with Pastor Harold Godsey officiating. Burial will follow in Hickory Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm on Monday, April 30^th at the Day & Carter Mortuary. Family and friends may express condolences at www.daycarter.com.