Gladys P. Roach: Dec. 21, 2016

Published 4:37 pm Wednesday, December 21, 2016

AMERICUS — Gladys Beatrice Pritchard Roach, age 86, of Americus, died Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. A native of North Carolina, she was born Aug. 12, 1930, to the late Willie Otis Pritchard and Emma Lee Jump Pritchard. She was a member of Cheek Memorial Baptist Church.

Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 23, 2016, at Oak Grove Cemetery in Americus. The Rev. Steven Hill will officiate the service. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016, at Greg Hancock Funeral Chapel in Americus.

Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Victor and Charlotte Roach of Americus; a brother and sister-in-law, Bill and Nancy Pritchard of Woodstock, Conn.; and a sister and brother-in-law, Geraldine and Douglas Usry of Ellaville. Also surviving are two grandchildren: Vicki and Chris Parker, and Heather Roach; and three great-grandchildren: Erin Parker, Jacob Jordan, and Madison Jordan.

You may sign the online guest book and share your own special thoughts and memories by visiting www.greghancockfuneralchapel.com.

Greg Hancock Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.