Jerry E. Pruitt, age 79, of Mowrystown, Ohio, passed away Tuesday morning, August 18, 2015 at Highland District Hospital in Hillsboro, OH.
He was born March 20, 1936 in Ashland, KY, son of the late Kinney Pruitt and Ruby Evelyn Roades Pruitt.
Jerry was an Air Force Veteran, Member of Scottish Rite Freemasonry 32 degree, an Elder of the Presbyterian Church of Sardinia, and wrote Mowrystown Recollection for Highland County Press.
Surviving are wife, Betty Pruitt, whom he married on May 5, 1971 in Chillicothe, OH, 6 children, Tina (Eric Huffman) Pruitt, Jerry (Gabriele) Pruitt, Brenda Lewis, Robyn Pruitt, Jon Pruitt, & Jason (Tammy) Pruitt, & 8 grandchildren, Ashley, Miles, Jerry III, Christopher, Jessica, Michael, Koby, & Caysee.
In addition to his parents, Jerry was preceded in death by brother, Jon Francis Pruitt
Memorial Services will be held at Presbyterian Church of Sardinia, 110 Broad St. Sardinia, Saturday,August 22, 2015 at 2:00 pm with Pastor Bob Obermeyer officiating. Interment will follow in the Buford Cemetery, Buford, Ohio.
Visitation will be held at the church Saturday from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm.
Edgington Funeral Home, Mowrystown is serving the family.