LeRoy Pryor, Jr.

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LeRoy Pryor, Jr.

Also Known As: "Buck Carter", "Buck"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, United States
Death: September 27, 1968 (53)
Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, United States
Place of Burial: West Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of LeRoy Pryor and Rithie Marie Bryant
Husband of Viola Ann Pryor
Partner of Gertrude Leona Thomas
Father of Richard Pryor
Brother of Richard Eugene Pryor

Occupation: Boxer
Managed by: Erica Howton
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About LeRoy Pryor, Jr.

From Find A Grave Memorial# 73610296

Pvt. U.S. Army WWII Veteran- Mr. Pryor died at St. Francis Hospital on 9-27-1968.
He is the son of Mr. LeRoy & Mrs. Marie {Carter} Pryor Sr. of Peoria, Illinois. Mr. Pryor came to Peoria when he was 14, and was into the Golden Gloves scene. Mr. Pryor was married to a Miss Viola Anna Hurst in Peoria on August 16, 1950, and she later died on 12-31-1967. He was the father of entertainer Richard Pryor. He does leave two daughters, Mrs. Barbara Mayfield, and Miss Sharon Pryor, both of Peoria, and one sister, Mrs. Maxine {Pryor} Johnson of Bloomington, Illinois, and two brothers, Richard E. Pryor of Peoria, and John D. Pryor of Seattle, Wsahington
Awards: American Campaign Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, WWII Victory Medal. 


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LeRoy Pryor, Jr.'s Timeline

1915
June 7, 1915
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, United States
1940
December 1, 1940
Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States
1968
September 27, 1968
Age 53
Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, United States
September 27, 1968
Age 53
Saint Josephs Cemetery (Plot: Pryor Family Plot Ghs.), West Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, United States