Benton Walter Aylor Jr.

Benton Walter

Aylor Jr.

Benton Walter Aylor Jr., 65, of Montford Lake Road, Orange, died Saturday, May 16, 2009, at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville.

He was born August 22, 1943, in Washington, D.C., the son of the late Benton W. Aylor Sr. and Ruby Pearl Edwards Aylor.

Walter worked for AandP for a number of years and retired after 31 years with Super Fresh, then worked for the Town of Orange for the past 17 years. He attended Orange Baptist Church, was a member of the Moose, and an Army Veteran of the the Vietnam Era.

He is survived by his wife, Shirley Ann Duff Aylor of Orange; sons, Kevin Aylor and his wife, Lori, of Nelson County, John Pritchett and his wife, Elizabeth, of Culpeper; daughters, Renee Pritchett Perkins and her friend, David McElheney, of Orange, Christina Pritchett Bowles and her husband, Larry, of Fredericksburg; a brother, Richard Aylor and his fiance', Jean Ethier, of Scottsville; sisters, Delores Dixon and her husband, Denton, of Madison, Carolyn Aylor of Orange, Jeraldine Bowers and her husband, Don, of Orange; grandchildren, Zander and Mason Aylor, Lauren Rollins and her husband, Dale, Taylor Perkins, Hannah, Grace, Camden, and Annabelle Bowles, Ann Marie, Alden, and Samuel Pritchett; great-grandchildren, Dylan and Brooke Rollins; step mother-in-law, Anne Duff of Richmond; brother-in-law, Christopher Duff and his wife, Chrissy, of Richmond; and sister-in-law, Faye Coffey and her husband, Jerry, of Orange.

Funeral services were held 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, 2009, at the Orange Baptist Church with interment at Graham Cemetery. Pastor Rick Clore officiated.

The family received friends at the Preddy Funeral Home in Orange from 6 until 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, 2009.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to the Orange Food Pantry, P.O. Box 788, Orange, VA 22960.