Charles Wesley Pritchard passed away on Monday, September 16, 2019.  He was 86. Born in Utica, MS, he was the son of T.D. Pritchard and Evelina Ivey Pritchard.  Charles was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps where he served as a  sergeant.   Charles was a heavy equipment operator and a  retired employee of Waterways Experiment Station.   He was preceded in death by his parents; and a son, James Allen Pritchard.  Survivors include his wife, Carol Ann Pritchard; two daughters, Melissa Jill Pritchard Taylor (Sherman), Jackie Lynn Pritchard Allen (Jamie); four grandchildren, Nicole Pritchard Randle, Courtney Nevels, Kristen Goings and Alex Nevels; one sister, Dorothy "Dot" Harmon; one brother, W.M. Pritchard.  Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18 at Frank J. Fisher Funeral Home with the Rev. Tony Monk officiating.  Interment will follow at McClellan Cemetery in Utica, MS.  Visitation will be at 1 p.m. on Wednesday until the hour of service at the funeral home.    Pallbearers will be Alex Nevels, Danny Rouse, Chuck Hopkins, Bill Meredith, Butch Landers and Billy Goings.