Martha Pritchard Orders

Martha Pritchard Orders, 90, of Morganton was called to her heavenly home on Sunday, October 28, 2018.  Born in Burke County, NC on March 19, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Harrison Andy Pritchard and Ester Ethel Bean Pritchard.  Martha was a long-time member of Solid Rock Baptist Church.  She worked for many years at Morganton Full Fashion Hosiery and retried as a cafeteria worker at Glen Alpine Elementary.

Mrs. Orders is survived by her daughters, Reba O. Rogers and Shelia Peeler and husband, Tracy Howard, all of Morganton; granddaughter, Jessica Peeler Lanning and husband, Scott, of Morganton; great-grandchildren, Emma, Kaydee, and Daniel Lanning; and step-grandsons, Ted, Randal, and Curtis Rogers.

In addition to her parents, Martha was preceded in death by her husband, William Harrison Orders; granddaughter, Hannah Rogers Warren; brother, Leonard, Harrison, Jr., Bennett, Howard, and Warren Pritchard; sisters, Vonnie Michaels, Pauline Robinson, Catherine Crawley, Betty Norman, and Virginia Engle; and 3 infant sisters.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at Sossoman Funeral Home.  The funeral will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at Solid Rock Baptist Church with Rev. Stacey Layne officiating.  Burial will follow in Burke Memorial Park.

Memorial contributions may be made to Burke Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., 1721 Enon Road, Valdese, NC 28690 or to Solid Rock Baptist Church, 2505 Burke Memorial Park Road, Morganton, NC 28655.

Sossoman Funeral Home and Crematory Center is assisting the family with the arrangements.