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Iris Kornegay Pritchard

Charlotte, North Carolina

1933 - 2021

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Charlotte, North Carolina
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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Iris Kornegay Pritchard October 31, 1933 - July 15, 2021 Charlotte, North Carolina - Iris Kornegay Pritchard, 87, of Charlotte, NC passed away peacefully Thursday, July 15, 2021. She was born in Bennettsville, SC on October 31, 1933 to Mattie Fuquay and Zebulon Vance Kornegay the youngest of six...

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My deepest condolence on the loss of a special soul. I had the opportunity to meet, have dinner and go through albums of her modeling career. Beautiful person. Deepest sympathy to her sons and all her family and friends. There are never any words that are ever fitting. I know how much she loved her sons and she continues on with and within them. Mergime

I remember Iris gracefully and regally descending the spiral staircase of the Pritchard homestead on Providence Road on her wedding day, dressed splendidly in a tight fitting white gown. I was 14. I was in love. I remained in love to this day, 62 years later. She will always be my idea of an ideal woman, draw-droppingly beautiful yet just as warm and shiny inside. No one could be finer.

Aunt Iris was indeed my favorite aunt. She had such an elegance about her and she showed such empathy and compassion to all. When I was in her presence I felt she was of royalty and was in awe of her beauty and grace. She had such a tender and loving spirit. Iris is off to live more of her life in spirit form. Losing someone you love always makes us pause. It changes us. I love you Auntie Iris. RIP

I have fond memories of Iris helping me pick out a prom dress many years ago. And I know how happy she was to have her sons. I am so sorry for your loss.

A beautiful woman, with a kind heart. She adored her sons more than anything else in this world. I am so fortunate and a better person to have known her. May her memory be eternal.

Aunt Iris was always glowing and vibrant, with a radiant smile and the quintessential positive attitude. She was clearly the model Ambassador for Life. Iris was also quite skilled at conversing with the animal kingdom and had an extraordinarily loving way with all creatures, big and small. She could tune into their world and understand them on a profound level. We will all grow old and die someday, but the key is in ones ability to maintain the qualities of Innocence and Grace to the...