William Pragg Obituary
Born in Wilmington, DE on February 14, 1940, he was a son of the late Isaiah M. and Carlyss (Little) Pragg. William worked as an assembler at Chrysler Co. for 30 years until his retirement.
William was an experienced mechanic and loved to work on cars. He enjoyed spending his free time at the Moose Lodge 851. He was passionate about his family and loved getting daily phone calls from his children. He loved to travel and went on numerous trips with family.
In addition to his parents, William was preceded in death by his wife, Marguerite A. Pragg; son, David Rogers; granddaughter, Amy Spicer; and 9 siblings. He is survived by his children, William M. Pragg of Elkton, MD, Carl J. Pragg (Cheryl) of Inverness, FL, Robert W. Pragg (Sheila) of Oxford, PA, Marie A. Collins (Joe) of Perryville, MD, Nancy Sammons (Buddy) of Dover, and Alfred Rogers (Linda) of Cedar Key, FL; 12 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and 6 siblings.
All services will be held privately.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in William's memory to the Children's Cancer Foundation, 5570 Sterrett Place, Suite 204, Columbia, MD 21044 or online by clicking here.
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Christopher P Ross
Yesterday
My Condolences to the Pragg Family and Bill & Paggie were nice people. I´m a friend of Dan Pragg through my mother that Pass Away in August 16th, 2025.
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Kathryn RoweSparks
February 1, 2026
So sad to hear of Bill´s passing. He was the best neighbor and friend to our family. He loved entertaining at the house, always had family and neighbors around. Always laughing and having fun. He will be sadly missed
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