Billy Pruitt, age 64, of Smyrna, Tennessee, died Saturday, December 24, 2011 at his home after an extended illness. Mr. Pruitt was a born in Rutherford County and was a son of the late Mary Elizabeth Bolden Bucy and Ernest Clyde Pruitt, Sr. He served in the United States Army and was a member of Eastland Church of God of Prophecy in LaVergne, TN. In addition to his mother and father, Mr. Pruitt was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Pruitt who died in April of 2011.
Mr. Pruitt is survived by a son, Michael (Amanda) Pruitt, Murfreesboro, TN; sisters, Rita (Willard) Haskins, Eagleville, TN, Judy (Larry) Jernigan, Murfreesboro, TN, Lynn (Bill) Ferrell, LaVergne, TN; brothers, Bobby Don (Patricia) Pruitt, Murfreesboro, TN, Ernest C. (Debra) Pruitt, Jr., Eagleville, TN; two grandchildren, Micah Pruitt and Madlee Pruitt; several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will begin at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at Lawrence Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 28, 2011 from the chapel of Lawrence Funeral Home with Bro. Jimmy Jernigan and Bro. Darryl Whaley officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Murfreesboro, TN.
Memorial Donations may be made to Eastland Church of God of Prophecy, LaVergne, Tennessee.
Lawrence Funeral Home