Ferrell R. Pritchett

Ferrell Ray Pritchett, Sr. passed away on July 9, 2019, exactly five days after his 89th birthday in Mesquite, Texas.His memorial service and inurnment will be held on Saturday, August 3, 2019 at 10 a.m., New Hope Funeral Home in Sunnyvale, Texas. Ferrell was born on July 4, 1930 to Wilson and Lillie (Monday) Pritchett in Wood County, Texas. He was blessed with a large and loving family.He was one of eleven brothers and sisters and is survived by one sister, Mary Sue Thompson of Kaufman County. He is also survived by his three children, Susan Morgan (Rick) of Tulsa, OK , Ferrell Ray Pritchett, Jr., of Mesquite, TX and Kathy Graham (Walt) of Houston, TX. He also had a daughter, Tava Pritchett who died in 2015. Ferrell has ten grandchildren--Sherry Wilson, Reuben Morgan, Jr., Jodi Ames, Luke Van Noecker, Joel Davidson, Alan Noecker, Cody Noecker, Tony Graham, Lauren Melancon, and Ryan Graham. He was also blessed with 18 great-grandchildren, Nick, Brian, Micah, Hunter, R.J., Abby, Michael, Natasha, Zachary, Mikayla, Cody Jr., Cassandra, Skyler, Sequeya, Hanna, Easton, Tucker, Everly, and two great-great grandchildren, Aubrey and Ayianna. Ferrell left the piney woods of east Texas in 1948 because he said he “was tired of being hungry”, and moved to Dallas. That same year, he met the love of his life, and best friend, Tense (Chapman) Pritchett and they were married for 67 years until her death in 2015. Ferrell worked at the Dallas Cotton Mill, National Casket Company, Kroger’s, and retired from Steakley Chevrolet after 22 years in 1986. He was proudly a member of the Society of Sales Executives for seven consecutive years. He was an excellent salesman due to the fact that he had “the gift of gab”.After leaving Steakley’s, he then opened his own used car lot--Pritchett Auto Sales on Main Street in Mesquite until he officially retired in 1995. He was a hard-worker who always provided for his family and even built his own home in 1982 in Forney, Texas while still working full-time at Steakley Chevrolet.He would use every free moment working on his dream home for himself and his wife, Tense. It took him two years, and he would proudly say that he personally put every nail into his dream home. Ferrell became a baptized Christian in October 1980. He was a member of Mesquite Church of Christ for 39 years.His devotion to his family and his firm belief in God supported him in his health struggle and ultimately gave him peace. He died of congestive heart failure. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his name to the American Heart Association. Everyone is welcome to attend his memorial and help us celebrate the life of Ferrell Pritchett. Romans 14:8 “ For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s.”