Lucille Brown Pryor

Francis Lucille Brown Pryor went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. A native of Campbell County, she was born on March 21st, 1932 to the late Porter Wesley Brown and Nellie Scruggs Brown.

Lucille was employed by Lorrilard Tobacco as a cigarette maker for 34 years. She was a member of Apple’s Chapel Christian Church. Lucille loved blue grass music, Nascar racing and collecting antiques. She also enjoyed working in her yard and watching her hummingbirds.

Lucille loved her family and with great pride took care of each one of them while often fighting her own health issues.

In addition to her parents, Lucille was preceded in death by her first husband, Thomas Pickrell and her second husband, Ed Pryor; her brothers, Warren Augustus Brown and Clinton Newman Brown and a brother-in-law, Alton Pickrell, Sr.

Lucille is survived by her sister-in-law, Iris Pickrell and a special nephew, Randy Pickrell and wife, Tabatha. Lucille was blessed to have two devoted caregivers, Vanessa and Gary and her little canine companion, “Cindy Lou”.

The family would like to thank Dr. Peter Ennever, Dr. Karrar Husain and Dr. Timothy Gollan for their years of dedicated support and care. A thank you to Authoracare Hospice of Burlington and all of Lucille’s caregivers.

Lucille will truly be missed! 2 Timothy 4:7 “I have fought the good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith”.

A service to celebrate her life will be held on Friday, October 23, 2026 at Lowe Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. Larry Andrews and burial will follow at Apple’s Chapel Christian Church Cemetery on Hwy 61 in Gibsonville. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 12:30-1:45PM at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory.