LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Prentis Ray Sledge, age 87, passed away Monday, October 7, 2019 at MUSC Health-Lancaster.  He was born on March 8, 1932 in Coahoma County, Mississippi, a son of the late Corbin Eugene Sledge and Lillie Mae Harden Sledge and was the husband of Sadie Suggs Sledge.  Mr. Sledge was also well known as Bo, Sledge or P.R.  He had a tender heart for all animals, especially cats and birds.  In his younger days, he enjoyed hunting, fishing and watching football and baseball.  Mr. Sledge served his country in the United States Marine Corps.  He was Sergeant, US Marine 2 ^nd Tank Battalion, 2 ^nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, NC (1951-1954).  He was also a Mason.  Mr. Sledge attended Pleasant Dale Baptist Church.

Mr. Sledge is survived by his wife of 68 years, Sadie Sledge; his son, Darryl Ray Sledge; two daughters, Mona Sledge Owen (Miller) and Phyllis Sledge Stiles (Richard); eight grandchildren, Chris Sledge, who was more like a son (Marie), Will Owen (Jennifer), Lee Prentis Owen (Myrna), John Mark Owen, Rachel Holder (Bryan), Aaron Owen, Abby Owen, and Holly Stiles; eleven great grandchildren, Gabriel Owen, Jonas Owen, Alexander Owen, Owen Holder, Maddie Holder, Mia Holder, Caleb Owen, Barrett Owen, Faith Owen, Corbin Sledge, and Alena Sledge; and many nieces and nephews.

Mr. Sledge was preceded in death by his parents; and his siblings, Mary Lee Burchfield, Mabel Katherine Wise, J.C. Sledge, James Wintford Sledge, Mazell Sledge Williams, Stacy Elmer Sledge, Nellie Faye Sledge, Hubert Eastland Sledge, and Larry A. Sledge.

The Celebration of Life Funeral Service for Mr. Sledge will be held 3:00 pm Thursday, October 10, 2019 at Pleasant Dale Baptist Church officiated by Rev. Jesse Adams.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 2:00 – 3:00 pm, one hour prior to service, in the church family life center.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to St. Jude's Children's Hospital, Attn: Memorial Department, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or American Diabetes Association, 222 South Church Street, Suite 336M, Charlotte, NC 28202 or Pleasant Dale Baptist Church, Building Fund, 133 S. Potter Rd., Lancaster, SC 29720