Marie Laughter Pryor, 90, of Hendersonville, North Carolina went to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 7, 2024 surrounded by her loving family.
She was a native and lifelong resident of Henderson County. She was preceded in death by her parents, Green Berry Laughter and Ella Mae Hill Laughter, her husband of 58 years, Coach Tom Pryor, a sister, Kay Pendleton and brother, Billy Laughter.
Marie worked along with her brother and dad in the apple industry.
She enjoyed taking care of her grandchildren and great grandchildren and loved making popcorn balls for Halloween.
She always filmed Coach Tom’s ball games for the 44 years of his career.
She was a lifelong member of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church.
She is survived by three daughters, Vickie Patterson and her husband Jeff, Debbie VanLandingham and Judy Justice and her husband Danny all of Hendersonville; six grandchildren, Brian Lyda, Melanie Strickland, Jason Justice, Jared Justice, Chris VanLandingham and Keri VanLandingham; thirteen great grandchildren; one great-great granddaughter; a brother, John Laughter and his wife Sandy of Hendersonville and several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Sunday September 22 at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church. A funeral service will follow at 3:00 PM with Dr. Bryan Melton officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Donations may be made to the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Building Fund, PO Box 29, Edneyville, NC 28727.