Winston Pryor

PRYOR, Mr. Winston - Age 74, passed away Monday, July 11, 2011 at McLaren Regional Medical Center. Family hour 10 a.m. Monday, July 18, 2011 at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 1083 E. Stewart Ave., with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Pastor Lewis Randolph officiating. Interment River Rest Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10 a.m. Monday. Mr. Pryor will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. Mr. Winston Pryor was born September 29, 1936 in Henderson, Texas, one of three sons born to the late Rev. Dr. L. W. and Frankie Pryor. Winston was a resident of Flint, Michigan for 59 years. He joined and was baptized at Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Henderson, TX. After moving to Flint with his parents and brothers, Charles, A.W. and niece, Myra Lynn, he became an active member of the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, where his father, Dr. L.W. Pryor served as Pastor from 1951 until his death, April 28, 1976. Winston attended Mizner Elementary School in Henderson, Texas and Flint Northern High School. He was employed as a Skilled Trade Worker at AC Spark Plug, a division of General Motors for 35 years and was a member of UAW Local 651. Winston loved to fish and enjoyed sports, especially the Detroit Tigers baseball team, which he was a big fan of. One of his biggest talents was making you laugh. He always had something funny to say and he loved his family. Mr. Winston Pryor leaves to cherish his memory: loving wife, Eloris Pryor; 3 daughters, Ms. Maxine Pryor, Ms. Rochell Pryor-Haywood and Mrs. Leslie (James) Roby, all of Flint; 3 sons, Mr. Winston Pryor, Jr. of Tacoma, WA, Mr. Robert Pryor and Mr. Anthony Pryor, both of Flint; 6 grandchildren, Rev. Demond Pryor of Mt. Pleasant, MI, Mr. Korey (April) Haywood, Mr. Kylis Haywood, Ms. Kendra Haywood, all of Tacoma, WA, Ms. Angela Roby of Flint, Ms. Alasha Pryor of Minneapolis, MN; five great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Virginia Ann Pryor of Pontiac, MI and Pauline Pryor of Flint; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins other relatives and friends including special friend, Mr. Robert Lee Nelson of Arkansas. Mr. Pryor was preceded in death by his parents: Rev. Dr. L.W. and Frankie Pryor; grandparents; brothers, Charles and A.W. Pryor; aunts and uncles; and sister-in-law, Mrs. Erma Pryor. The family would like to express special thanks to Pastor Lewis Randolph and the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Family, Pastor Charles E. Roots and the Canaan Baptist Church Family, the staff of McLaren Regional Medical Center.

Winston Pryor

September 29, 1936 - July 11, 2011