Dottie Levorn Pridgen, 74, of Pikeville departed this life Monday, November 27, 2023 at UNC Health Wayne in Goldsboro.

 

Funeral service will be held Friday, December 1, 2023 at 1 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro.  Interment will follow at Golden Gate Cemetery in Pikeville.  A viewing will be held Thursday, November 30, 2023 from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro.

 

Ms. Pridgen was born on August 20, 1949 to the late AJ Pridgen and Mattie Carmon Pridgen.  She was a member of Lovick’s Chapel AME Zion Church.

 

She leaves to cherish her memories one son, Galvin Pridgen (Christina Smith) of Pikeville; a special granddaughter, Megan Jeffers; her devoted friend, Allen Suggs; five sisters, Mattie Suggs, Carrie Worrell, Susan Jackson (Dellson), Donna Pridgen (Leon) and Alma Davis (Daniel); and a sister-in-law, Annie Pridgen.

 

In addition to her parents, Ms. Pridgen was preceded in death by one sister, Sheryl Pridgen and three brothers, Richard Pridgen, Charles Pridgen and Ivory Pridgen.

 

Professional services entrusted to Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro.