Bernice Grace Pryor went home to be with her Lord on September 26, 2014. She was a life-long resident of Indianapolis. After attending George Washington High School she worked in Block's Dept. store downtown and then at Indiana Bell as a switchboard operator and later worked at L.S. Ayers in retail sales. She married Francis M. Pryor, World War II veteran of the Navy in 1947. They celebrated 67 years of marriage this past June 21st. Her life centered around her family and church and she enjoyed serving in her church as a choir member, Sunday School teacher and faithful nursery worker through over 50 years of membership at Colonial Hills Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband, Frank, her children Robert (Linda), Cheryl Weigle (Jack), Larry (Karen), Carolyn Quillin (Jim), Cathy Moore (Darrell), Christi Puckett (Mark), Connie Klingerman (Greg) and Cheri Pruitt (Jim). She also was grandmother to 25 grandchildren and great-grandmother of 34.
Visitation and service will be held in Colonial Hills Baptist Church with visitation on Friday, October 3, 2014 from 4:00 – 8:00 PM, with additional visitation one hour prior to the service at 11:00 AM, Saturday, October 4, 2014. Contributions may be made to Widow's Jar. Arrangement handled by Flanner and Buchanan-Broad Ripple.