Homer W. Pruitt, age 88, of Greeneville, Tenn., died Feb. 27, 2014, at Laughlin Memorial Hospital. He worked as a tool and die maker for the Ford Motor Company. He was a member of First Baptist Church, Greeneville, Tenn. and a member of the VFW. Mr. Bill loved his Alabama Crimson Tide. “Roll Tide!” He was a veteran of World War II serving in the South Pacific as a corpsman in the U.S. Navy. He also served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather.
Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Dorothy Pruitt, of Greeneville; daughter, Beverly Davis and husband, Chris, of Orange Park, Fla.; son, David V. Pruitt and wife, Julie, of San Diego, Calif; two brothers, Kenneth Pruitt and wife, Joyce, of Birmingham, Ala., and Jerry Pruitt, of Birmingham, Ala.; four grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and friends at the YMCA.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Hubert and Leo Nellie Carter Pruitt; a son, Victor Pruitt; a sister, Elva Seibienhenir; a brother, Taylor Pruitt; and a sister-in-law, Evelyn Pruitt.
The funeral will be 3 p.m. Sunday, March 2, 2014, at Kiser-Rose Hill Chapel. Interment will be in Tri-Cities Memorial Gardens, Florence, Ala. Dr. David Green is officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be Sunday School class and friends at the YMCA.
The family will received friends from 2-3 p.m. Sunday preceding the service.
The family would like to express special thanks to the nurses, doctors, physical therapists, and staff at Laughlin Memorial Hospital and Laughlin Health Care and his special friends, Dr. David Green and his wife, Tracy, Cindy Taliaferro, and Randy and Pam Harley.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at kiserrosehillfuneralhome.com.
