Loretta Pritchard
The $100 Bill: A Tribute to my Beautiful Aunt Dorothy
Go take your brother a hundred dollars; he needs it. This is the message from the Good Lord that Aunt Dorothy McKelvey kept getting.
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Loretta Pritchard
Aug 9, 20232 min read
It's A Miracle
In 1987, my hometown friend, Billy Heard, came to our family recording studio, "Studio Z," in Jackson's Gap, AL, and played us a great...
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Loretta Pritchard
Apr 17, 20231 min read
God Will Heal
"The South . . . where tea is on ice and folks are nice!" Quote by Sean of the South . . . one reason I love the South AND my beloved...
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Loretta Pritchard
Oct 14, 20227 min read
Dad
"Your dad is such a sweet man." "Your dad is such a good man." "Your dad is such a Godly man." "Your dad is a remarkable man." "Your dad...
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Loretta Pritchard
Aug 3, 20221 min read
"Signs, Signs, Everywhere a Sign"
It was a “Signs, signs, everywhere a sign” morning for me. I took the back roads to work and ran up on a construction site. There were...
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Loretta Pritchard
Feb 22, 20221 min read
Black History Month - DeFord Bailey
In recognition of Black History Month, I have to target Music History in this category. This photo was taken March 15, 1975, backstage at...
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Loretta Pritchard
Feb 3, 20222 min read
It's Groundhog Day!
Concerning Groundhog Day . . . I hear that Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow today - that means 6 more weeks of winter. So, Dad tells me...
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Loretta Pritchard
Jul 10, 20211 min read
"My Last Night to Cry"
The theme of this song, written by my Dad in 1959, is a universal one: someone is crying over a broken heart. EVERYONE has had a broken...
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Loretta Pritchard
Jan 11, 20212 min read
The Heart
Despite the wet, cold, dreary weather, the graveside service for my Mom couldn't have been warmer or more beautiful. My Dad and I got in...
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Loretta Pritchard
Oct 17, 20201 min read
Mornings with Kenny Dean
It started out a few years ago as a call to get the morning obituaries, but the truth of the matter is, it was more about getting to talk wi
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Loretta Pritchard
Jul 30, 20194 min read
Your PLATElets Matter!
In recent months, doctors discovered, through various blood tests, that my father's blood platelets were extremely high. How high, you...
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Aug 25, 20182 min read
The History of Henry Floyd Freeman
Henry Floyd Freeman was my Great Great Grandfather on my Mother's side. His family was one of the first to settle in Tallapoosa County...
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