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HONORING THE LIFE OF ESTELLE S. PRYOR
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HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON
of mississippi
in the house of representatives
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of a remarkable servant, Ms. Estelle S. Pryor.
Ms. Estelle S. Pryor was born May 8, 1929, to the late Charlie Smith and Lattie Howard Smith in Bourbon, MS. She was the sixth of eight children.
She was previously married to the late Peter Griggs, Jr. and the late Bennie Pryor.
Ms. Pryor received her elementary education in the Leland School District, her secondary education and High School diploma from Coleman Junior and Senior High School, in Greenville, MS. She went on to receive a Bachelor of Science degree in Childhood Elementary Education and Child Education Development from Mississippi Valley State University. Next, she received a CP Nurse Certificate from Homer G. Phillip Hospital School in St. Louis, MO in 1949. She also attended Deluxe Beauty College where she received a Cosmetology License in 1961, and studied Data Processing and Business at Moorhead Junior College.
Ms. Pryor was the first African American female hired in the Washington County Courthouse as a Deputy Circuit Clerk, where she was later promoted to the position of Chief Deputy Clerk. When she was later elected as the Washington County Circuit Clerk, she became the first African American female elected to public office in Washington County since reconstruction. She held that position until her retirement in 1995, having been in office for over thirty years.
Ms. Pryor lived an exemplary life. Her honors, memberships, associations, achievements, and prestigious awards, too numerous to name, span over nearly seven decades.
Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring the life of Ms. Estelle S. Pryor.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 179
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