Bonham Faraday Pryor^[1]

1905 - 1983  (77 years)

• Name	Bonham Faraday Pryor  [2]
  Birth	20 May 1905	Illinois   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Feb 1983	Visalia, Tulare, California   [2, 3, 4]
  Burial	18 Feb 1983	Visalia Public Cemetery, Visalia, Tulare, California   [3, 4]
  	Plot: Sec. X, Tier 10, Grave 18
  Notes	Bonham F. Pryor, 77, died Tuesday in his Visalia home. Pryor, longtime owner and operator of Pryor Music Store, was the father of Visalia city Councilman{ Bonnel} Pryor. Bonham Pryor and his father acquired what was then the Graber Music Co. in 1929. He operated the music store until his retirement in 1962. He attended schools in Visalia, graduating from Visalia Union High School in 1924. He worked in piano tuning until going into business with his father. He was also a musician, playing the clarinet and piano. He married the former Nina Morrow on Dec. 6, 1932. He was a member of the United Methodist Church and the Y's Men's Club, both in Visalia. In addition to his wife and son, he is survived by his son and three grandchildren. Services will be 10 a.m. Friday in the United Methodist Church with the Rev. Harry Wood officiating. Burial will be in the Visalia Cemetery under the direction of the Hadley Funeral Chapel. 1940 US Census, California, Tulare, Visalia, Bonham Pryor, owns home value 2500, 34, education H4, born IL, proprietor music store, wages 1800, wife Nina, 33, education H4, born WI, son Bonnel, 2, born CA, living next to Rollin and Orilla Pryor Son of Roland "Rollin" Pryor & Maude Orilla "May" Godsey [3, 4, 5]
  Person ID	I1581	Mindrum
  Last Modified	9 Oct 2014

  
  

  Family	Nina Morrow,   b. 2 Aug 1907, Medford, Taylor, Wisconsin d. 15 Aug 1991, Visalia, Tulare, California (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	6 Dec 1932	San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California   [4, 6]
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F527	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Oct 2014

  
  

• Headstones

  Pryor, Bonham F. and Nina Morrow

  
  

• Sources

  [S13] Mindrum GEDCOM file imported on 25 Jan 1999 from Addy Monsen. [S367] California Death Index, 1940-1997, www.ancestry.com. [S6231] findagrave. [S1649] Bonham Pryor obituary, Visalia Times-Delta, 16 Feb 1995. [S750] 1940 US Census, California, Tulare, Visalia, Enum. Dist. 54-78, sheet 4A. [S1651] Nina Pryor obituary, Visalia Times-Delta, 17 Aug 1991.