Sharon Kaye Pryer went home to be with the Lord on May 22, 2020, after a brief illness. She was born in Bay Minette, Alabama on January 5, 1950, to the late Cleo and Leon McReynolds. She was blessed to have had an identical twin sister whom she loved dearly.
Residing in the Akron community for most of her life, she graduated from South High School in 1968 and attended The University of Akron. As a long-standing and devoted member of Antioch Baptist Church, she sang in the choir for many years and served on the church’s finance committee. She was employed by Dr. E. Lee Byrd, DDS, where she worked as a dental receptionist for over 25 years before retiring in 2015.
Sharon had a huge heart, nurturing spirit and always put family first. She was married to her beloved husband and best friend, Ronnie, for 50 years. Their teenage love blossomed into a lifelong union that created a beautiful family with 3 children. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother and loved spending time with her family and friends. She enjoyed gardening, was an amazing cook, and found pleasure in cooking her special gumbo for others to enjoy. Sharon came from a family of talented singers. She had a beautiful voice. She enjoyed singing and harmonizing with her brothers and sisters and sharing her gift of singing in the church choir.
She was preceded in death by her parents Leon, and Cleo McReynolds; brothers, Daryl and Leo McReynolds; and sisters, Sheila Clayton and Louise Elaine Larkins.
She is survived by her devoted and loving husband, Ronald Pryer; son, Rodney (Marlo Gillespie) Pryer; daughters, Yahna (Carlos) Smith and Dia Pryer; twin sister and best friend, Marion McReynolds; sisters, Brenda Poe and Wanda Buckner; brother, Ronald McReynolds; grandchildren, Asatta Moore, Sean Pryer, Cameron Williams, Jordan, Amiya and Jasmine Smith, Diairah and De’Ahna Smoot; great-grandchildren, Ava Barnes and Nailah Pryer, special cousins Celestine and Thelma Valrie, nieces, nephews, and a host of other relatives and friends.