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Donald R. "Donnie" Pritt, 73, a resident of Elkins, passed away Saturday in the Emergency Department of Davis Medical Center. He had been in his usual health and his death was unexpected.
He was born Sept. 14, 1947, in Elkins, a son of the late Donald H. and Delania "Pee Wee" Gibson Pritt. On May 11, 2019, at Landmark Baptist Church in Elkins, he was married to Linda Louise Romine, who survives.
Also surviving is one brother, Edward Pritt and wife, Patricia, of Elkins; sister-in-law, Judy Kittle and husband, Thomas Bradley Kittle, of Elkins; and brother-in-law, Thomas P. Romine and wife, Brenda, of Elkins.
Also one stepniece, Leslie Bloomquist and husband, Glen, and their two children, of Minneapolis, Minnesota; and one stepnephew, Michael Riggleman and wife, Teresa, and their two children, of Mill Creek.
Donnie was a graduate of Elkins High School with the class of 1966 and Magna Cum Laude graduate with a Bachelor of Arts Degree, Military Management, from the University of Charleston. He was first employed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service as a maintenance worker.
Following his retirement from the Forest Service, Donnie continued his service with the West Virginia National Guard, where he served as Training NCO, Staff Sergeant and Readiness NCO, Sergeant First Class, Recruiting and Retention Non-Commissioned Officer, Sergeant First Class, Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge, Master Sergeant.
Donnie served overseas in Operation Desert Storm in 1991. He was awarded the bronze star, Southwest Asia and Kuwait Liberation Awards. He was a Cannon Fire Direction Chief for many years. In Desert Storm, he served as an Ammunition Crew Chief. He had served 42 years in the West Virginia Army National Guard at the time of his retirement receiving numerous ribbons. He was a National Guard Recruiter for many years receiving many awards for his excellent recruiting.
Donnie assisted during the Flood of 1985, a trucker's strike in the early 1970s, a life-flight crash search near the Izaak Walton League Club house and a plane crash near Blackwater Falls. After his retirement from the National Guard, he was employed for eight years as manager of Interstate Transfer /Reserve Component Transition. Donnie was a member of Elkins Lodge No. 108 AF & AM.
A visitation will be held from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, at the Randolph County Armed Forces Reserve Center (New Armory on Corridor H) near Elkins. Donnie will then be moved to the Fraternal Cemetery near Belington, where a graveside service will be held at 1:30 p.m. with Dr. Ken Shiflet officiating. Military honors will be accorded at the gravesite by members of the West Virginia National Guard Honor Guard Program.
The Tomblyn Funeral Home of Elkins is in charge of the arrangements for Donald R. "Donnie" Pritt.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.tomblynfuneralhome.com.