E. Edd Pritchett, Sr.
Funeral services for Ervin Edd Pritchett, Sr., will be 2 p.m. Friday, May 3, at the Cashion Christian Church with Mark Westman, minister, officiating.
Burial will follow in Kingfisher Cemetery under the direction of Anderson- Burris Funeral Home and Crematory, Enid.
E. Edd Pritchett, Sr., returned to his Lord and Savior on April 25, 2024, surrounded by his family and friends.
He now stands at the right hand of God with his parents, Ervin Kenneth Pritchett and Ruth K. Pritchett, nee Kuhn, and most of all his beloved wife, The Honorable Susie Pritchett.
He was born March 23, 1941, in Cashion and was raised there. Edd graduated from Cashion High School in 1959.
He was a member and lifelong supporter of the FFA and a longtime member of the Cashion Masonic Lodge, among other organizations.
He graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1963, where he was a proud member of the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity.
Dreaming of being a pilot, Edd sought to join the Air Force ROTC program, but had to quit to help with the family farm. Nevertheless, he got his single engine pilot’s license and enjoyed the freedom of flying his entire life.
Putting himself through night school, Edd graduated from the Oklahoma City University School of Law in 1967.
With an avid interest in politics, Edd worked as an attorney on the staff of Governor Dewey F. Bartlett.
He was also a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association for over 50 years. During that time, he helped start and wrote the bylaws for the American Gelbvieh Association, was instrumental in getting the Spiro Mounds designated a national historic site, protecting the Gloss Mountains as a state park and forcing AT&T to stop charging long-distance rates for calls from Oklahoma City to Cashion and the surrounding communities.
Yet, despite his many accomplishments, when asked what he wanted his obituary to say, he had but one request, to let people know how much he loved his family and friends.
Edd married the love of his life, Susie Pritchett, nee Santee, on Feb. 9, 1969. She predeceased him.
He is survived by his daughter Lesleigh Steuart and her husband Jay Steuart; his son Edd Pritchett, Jr., and his wife Jamie Pritchett; his cousins, Everette and Mary Cook, their daughters Katie and Kelly; his cousin Evolea Watson; cousins Ray and Earl Biggs and their family; nephew Kevin Santee, his wife Amy and children, Jonathan, Andrew and Sarah.
However his favorite people in the world were his many grandchildren, Nicole Keonke and her husband Paul Koenke, Savannah Shults, Drew Shults and his wife Estefania Shults, Hunter Steuart, Mikayla Pratt, Beatrice Pritchett, Alayna Pratt, Madalyn Pratt and Roland Pritchett; and his great-grandchildren Carter Thompson, Everleigh Koenke and Judd Koenke.
Edd treated all he met with respect, was loved by many and will be sorely missed by all.
Memorials may be made through Anderson-Burris to Cashion FFA. Condolences may be made online at www.andersonburris. com.