Donald Pritts
Donald “Clyde” Pritts, of Canonsburg, passed away Monday, May 2, 2022, in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born January 31, 1933, in Canonsburg, a son of the late Ivan and Florence Neely Pritts.
Clyde lived his life in Canonsburg, graduating from Canonsburg High School and had attended the South Canonsburg Church.
Prior to his retirement he had been employed at the former McGraw Edison and Cooper Power Systems in Canonsburg.
He served with the United States Army during the Korean War and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 191 in Canonsburg and the American Legion Post 902 in Houston. Clyde was a member of the Muse Independent Club and was an avid hunter and fisherman especially enjoying times at his camp at Tidioute.
On June 30, 1956, he married Janice Lee Smith, who survives after 65 years of marriage.
Also left behind to cherish his memory are his children, Robin Gray and Kelly Pritts, both of Canonsburg, and his son, Donald K. (Jolynn) Pritts of Washington; his brother, Robert Pritts of Strabane; four grandchildren, Jennifer (Steve) Harmon, Dawn-Marie (Keith) Wodusky, Michele Pritts and Danielle Pritts; seven great-grandchildren, Ty, Seth, Ashton, Cayden, Chance, Angelica and Alec; and several nieces and nephews.
Deceased, in addition to his parents, are his son, Dirk Pritts; brother, Ivan and his wife, Doreen Pritts; and his sister-in-law, Catherine Pritts.
Friends and family are welcome from 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., the time of services, Friday, May 6, in Salandra Funeral and Cremation Services, Inc., Joseph P. Salandra LFD, owner/supervisor, 304 West Pike Street, Canonsburg, 724-745-8120. Interment, with full Military Honors by the United States Army and the VFW Post 191 Honor Guard, will follow at 1:30 p.m. in the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies, Cecil Township.
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