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Emerson Joseph “E J” Pridgen Jr.

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Emerson Joseph “E J” Pridgen Jr.

Birth
Pender County, North Carolina, USA
Death
19 Sep 2004 (aged 69)
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Emerson Joseph "E. J." Pridgen, Jr., of Wilmington, NC, died Sunday, September 19, 2004, at the Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter.
Mr. Pridgen was born January 9, 1935, in Burgaw, NC, the son of the late Emerson Joseph Pridgen, Sr. and Mary Newton Pridgen. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Theresa Batton and a son, Danny Carter.
Mr. Pridgen was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served in the Korean War.
Surviving are his wife of thirty-five years, Hattie Merritt Pridgen of Wilmington, NC, his children Michael Pridgen and wife, Elizabeth of Birmingham, Al, Sherri Cook and husband, Steve of Charlotte, NC, Michael Carter and wife, Wendy of Wilmington, NC, Eric Pridgen and wife Amber of Raleigh, NC, Angela Petree and husband, Johnny of Winston-Salem, NC, son-in-law Roger Batton of Birmingham, Al, one sister and three brothers, thirteen grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Graveside services will be held at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 21, 2004, in Oleander Memorial Gardens by Rev. J.D. Herchenhahn.
Pallbearers will be Charles Pridgen, William Keith Pridgen, Frankie Pridgen, Randy Pridgen, David Autry and Jeff Autry.
Emerson Joseph "E. J." Pridgen, Jr., of Wilmington, NC, died Sunday, September 19, 2004, at the Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter.
Mr. Pridgen was born January 9, 1935, in Burgaw, NC, the son of the late Emerson Joseph Pridgen, Sr. and Mary Newton Pridgen. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Theresa Batton and a son, Danny Carter.
Mr. Pridgen was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served in the Korean War.
Surviving are his wife of thirty-five years, Hattie Merritt Pridgen of Wilmington, NC, his children Michael Pridgen and wife, Elizabeth of Birmingham, Al, Sherri Cook and husband, Steve of Charlotte, NC, Michael Carter and wife, Wendy of Wilmington, NC, Eric Pridgen and wife Amber of Raleigh, NC, Angela Petree and husband, Johnny of Winston-Salem, NC, son-in-law Roger Batton of Birmingham, Al, one sister and three brothers, thirteen grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Graveside services will be held at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 21, 2004, in Oleander Memorial Gardens by Rev. J.D. Herchenhahn.
Pallbearers will be Charles Pridgen, William Keith Pridgen, Frankie Pridgen, Randy Pridgen, David Autry and Jeff Autry.


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  • Created by: John Evans
  • Added: Jan 23, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47006601/emerson_joseph-pridgen: accessed ), memorial page for Emerson Joseph “E J” Pridgen Jr. (9 Jan 1935–19 Sep 2004), Find a Grave Memorial ID 47006601, citing Oleander Memorial Gardens, Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by John Evans (contributor 47071981).