Gertrude Ione Pritt Lester stopped roaming this earth Monday, January 8, 2024, at CAMC in Charleston.
She was a daughter of the late Victoria Shields and Gary Powell.
Gertrude worked as a cook, most recently at Pocahontas Center in Marlinton.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Michael Eugene Lester; brothers, John Wesley Shields and Roy Brent Shields; and her aunt, Arberta Shields, who helped raise her.
She is survived by sons, Michael Lester, of Marlinton, and Ethan Shields, of Lewisburg; brothers, Fred Pritt, Alfred Pritt and David Pritt, all of Hillsboro; Gary Pritt, of Marlinton, Luther Pritt, of Durbin, and Douglas Powell, of Cleveland, Ohio; sisters, Evelyn Powell, of Rainelle, and Ina Pennington, of Marlinton; extended family members and many nieces and nephews.
The body was cremated.
A Celebration of Life will be held in the spring.
Thank you Cindy Johnson and Jaynell Tibbs for taking care of this for me. Much love to both of you!