DOTHAN. . .Ealar Barnette Pritchard, a resident of Dothan, passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at her home. She was 75.
A private graveside service was held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, October 30, 2026, in the Adoniram Baptist Church Cemetery with Reverend Joey Hudspeth officiating. Holman-Headland Mortuary & Cremations was in charge of arrangements.
Ealar Pritchard was born in Dothan and raised in the Union Community of Henry County, daughter of the late William Oyd Barnette and Jeanette McKnight Barnette. She attended the Union School and graduated from Abbeville High School. Ealar received a B. S. Degree in Education from Huntingdon College in Montgomery. She later received a Masters Degree in Education from Auburn University-Montgomery. Ealar retired from Daisy Lawrence Elementary School in Montgomery as Principal. In earlier years, she served as Assistant Principal at Bellingrath School and also taught as an Elementary School teacher in the Montgomery County System. Mrs. Pritchard was a member of the First Baptist Church of Headland.
Surviving relatives include her husband, Frederick Hardy Pritchard; a sister, Mary Sue McClurkin (Van), Indian Springs, AL; and a brother, Mack Barnette (Beverly), Abbeville; a sister-in-law, Peggy Johnson and a brother-in-law, Dennis Pritchard (Mary Beth).
HOLMAN-HEADLAND MORTUARY & CREMATIONS IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS. Phone 334-693-3371. You may sign a guest register at www.holmanmortuaries.com. This establishment does not own a crematory.
