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Obituary: Mrs. Viola Pryor
Archive Entry Date: 1/3/1968
Ann Pryor died of cancer on December 31, 1967
Upholds Ruling In Vice Case
Archive Entry Date: 10/3/1967
Ann was ultimately sentenced to a year for prostitution, but did not live to serve the term
R. Pryor Launched in Movies
Archive Entry Date: 9/9/1967
On the occasion of Richard's first film role, the Peoria Journal Star joined a conversation with his father
Appelate Court Upholds Vice Count Conviction
Archive Entry Date: 9/24/1966
A year after her arrest, Ann's conviction was upheld by 2-1 vote in appeals court
5 of 10 Vice Raid Counts Dismissed
Archive Entry Date: 11/10/1965
Buck avoided jail time by evading police during a raid
Guilty Verdict in Trial of Alleged ‘Madam’
Archive Entry Date: 10/6/1965
Ann, already sick with cancer, was sentenced to jail time for running a brothel
Prostitution Counts Name 5 Defendants
Archive Entry Date: 9/10/1965
When police raided the brothel of Richard's father and stepmother, Buck ran and Ann stayed
Buck and Ann Pryor in Aiken Alley
Archive Entry Date: 4/3/1951
Richard's father and stepmother relaxing on Aiken Alley
Ann Stepping Out On the Town
Archive Entry Date: 1950s
Richard's stepmother Ann, in a happy time and a sophisticated place
Ann and Buck Drinking With Friends
Archive Entry Date: 1950s
Richard's father and stepmother, on the town with some sharp-dressed friends
Ann Pryor and Friend
Archive Entry Date: 1950s
Ann Pryor and a friend in 1950s Peoria