March 6, 2026 Loretta Pridemore MITCHELL – Loretta Pridemore, 90, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2026, at Cedar Creek of Bedford.   Born July 27, 1935, in Orange County, she was the daughter of Lloyd Cleon and Melissa Ann (Carnes) Toliver.  She married Wayne L. Pridemore on December 29, 1956 and he preceded her in death July 27, 2009.   Loretta was a 1953 graduate of Orleans High School.  She was a homemaker.   Surviving are her children, Steven W. (Kimberly) Pridemore of