Chas. L. Pritchard was born in Warren County, Va., and spent the greater part of his life here.— : When a young man he went to Fauquier to live and came back to Front Royal in the early 80's to serve as a Revenue officer. He married Miss Mary V. Finnell, of this county. One son was born to them, C. Roy Pritchard, now of Washington, D. C. He was twice postmaster, serving his first term under President Harrison and the second term under President Taft.
He was efficient, capable and obliging, and always ready to go out of his way to serve the public. He was the first president of the Epworth League of the Front Royal Methodist church, and was a consistent member of the Church for a number of years; always ready when called upon for any enterprise of the church he responded most generously.
During the past year he was associated with the Financial Department in Washington, D. C., and only gave up when his strength gave out. His last illness gave his wife and those who waited on him evidence of his abiding faith in the Saviour and his readiness to go home.
One of his requests was to be buried by Unity Lodge, No. 146, A. F. & A. M., of which he was a faithful and esteemed member. He was initiated into the mysteries of Free and Accepted Masonry in the Wm. R. Singleton Lodge, No. 30, D. C.
His funeral took place on Sunday afternoon from the Methodist church, Rev. J. Harry Smith conducting the services, followed by the Masonic rites at the grave.
"Let him rest, 'tis one more brother, Weary, wornout by the way, Brothers place him down so gently, One by one they pass away."
[Published in the Warren Sentinel on Friday, January 3, 1919.]
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He was efficient, capable and obliging, and always ready to go out of his way to serve the public. He was the first president of the Epworth League of the Front Royal Methodist church, and was a consistent member of the Church for a number of years; always ready when called upon for any enterprise of the church he responded most generously.
During the past year he was associated with the Financial Department in Washington, D. C., and only gave up when his strength gave out. His last illness gave his wife and those who waited on him evidence of his abiding faith in the Saviour and his readiness to go home.
One of his requests was to be buried by Unity Lodge, No. 146, A. F. & A. M., of which he was a faithful and esteemed member. He was initiated into the mysteries of Free and Accepted Masonry in the Wm. R. Singleton Lodge, No. 30, D. C.
His funeral took place on Sunday afternoon from the Methodist church, Rev. J. Harry Smith conducting the services, followed by the Masonic rites at the grave.
"Let him rest, 'tis one more brother, Weary, wornout by the way, Brothers place him down so gently, One by one they pass away."
[Published in the Warren Sentinel on Friday, January 3, 1919.]
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Chas. L. Pritchard was born in Warren County, Va., and spent the greater part of his life here.— : When a young man he went to Fauquier to live and came back to Front Royal in the early 80's to serve as a Revenue officer. He married Miss Mary V. Finnell, of this county. One son was born to them, C. Roy Pritchard, now of Washington, D. C. He was twice postmaster, serving his first term under President Harrison and the second term under President Taft.
He was efficient, capable and obliging, and always ready to go out of his way to serve the public. He was the first president of the Epworth League of the Front Royal Methodist church, and was a consistent member of the Church for a number of years; always ready when called upon for any enterprise of the church he responded most generously.
During the past year he was associated with the Financial Department in Washington, D. C., and only gave up when his strength gave out. His last illness gave his wife and those who waited on him evidence of his abiding faith in the Saviour and his readiness to go home.
One of his requests was to be buried by Unity Lodge, No. 146, A. F. & A. M., of which he was a faithful and esteemed member. He was initiated into the mysteries of Free and Accepted Masonry in the Wm. R. Singleton Lodge, No. 30, D. C.
His funeral took place on Sunday afternoon from the Methodist church, Rev. J. Harry Smith conducting the services, followed by the Masonic rites at the grave.
"Let him rest, 'tis one more brother, Weary, wornout by the way, Brothers place him down so gently, One by one they pass away."
[Published in the Warren Sentinel on Friday, January 3, 1919.]
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He was efficient, capable and obliging, and always ready to go out of his way to serve the public. He was the first president of the Epworth League of the Front Royal Methodist church, and was a consistent member of the Church for a number of years; always ready when called upon for any enterprise of the church he responded most generously.
During the past year he was associated with the Financial Department in Washington, D. C., and only gave up when his strength gave out. His last illness gave his wife and those who waited on him evidence of his abiding faith in the Saviour and his readiness to go home.
One of his requests was to be buried by Unity Lodge, No. 146, A. F. & A. M., of which he was a faithful and esteemed member. He was initiated into the mysteries of Free and Accepted Masonry in the Wm. R. Singleton Lodge, No. 30, D. C.
His funeral took place on Sunday afternoon from the Methodist church, Rev. J. Harry Smith conducting the services, followed by the Masonic rites at the grave.
"Let him rest, 'tis one more brother, Weary, wornout by the way, Brothers place him down so gently, One by one they pass away."
[Published in the Warren Sentinel on Friday, January 3, 1919.]
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