Mr. Larry Thomas Pruitte Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Mr. Larry Thomas Pruitte, age 63 of Rockmart, Georgia passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2015. Mr. Pruitte was born July 24, 1951 in Floyd County, son of the late Thomas Pruitte and the late Rena Gurley Pruitte. He was a graduate of the Rockmart High School Class of 1969. Larry attended both Shorter College where he played on the men’s tennis team and West Georgia College. Mr. Pruitte was a member of the First Baptist Church of Rockmart where he served as a deacon and former coach of the RA basketball team. He was a production manager for Premier Yarn Dyers of Adairsville with 25 years of service. Larry was a former member and past president of the Rockmart Lions Club and was very active in the Rockmart and Cedartown recreation softball league. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his mother-in-law, Mrs. Genevieve Ingram. Survivors include his wife, Susan Ingram Pruitte of Rockmart to whom he married September 3, 1977; two daughters and sons-in-law, Dae Pruitte Brumbelow and her husband, Joseph Brumbelow of Douglasville and Rena Pruitte Drummond and her husband, Dr. Dennis Drummond of Milledgeville; four grandchildren, Benji Drummond, Joeby Brumbelow, Mary Grace Drummond and Brinley Brumbelow; and father-in-law, Buell Ingram of Rockmart. Funeral services for Mr. Pruitte will be held on Saturday, June 6th at 11:00 a.m. in the First Baptist Church of Rockmart with Dr. Greg Thompson officiating. A eulogy will be given by Dr. Dennis Drummond. Interment services will follow in the family lot of Rose Hill Cemetery. The following gentlemen will serve as pallbearers: Mike Statham, Dr. Harry Harris, Frank Statham, Jr., Tommy Dawes, Dr. Ray Popham, Barry Morgan, Greg Poteet, Mike Waters, Stanley Garrett, David Gurley, Jim McFerrin, Dr. Dennis Drummond, Joseph Brumbelow, Buell Ingram, Sam Ingram, Kirt Sproull, Bobby Gurley and Neil Hook. Honorary pallbearers will be the Deacons of the First Baptist Church of Rockmart. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the First Baptist Church, Whole Heart Building Fund, P. O. Box 388, Rockmart, GA 30153 in memory of Mr. Pruitte. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday evening, June 5th between the hours of 5:00 and 8:00 p.m. Freeman Harris Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral service for Mr. Larry Thomas Pruitte.

Mr. Larry Thomas Pruitte

July 24, 1951 - June 3, 2015

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Mr. Larry Thomas Pruitte

July 24, 1951 - June 3, 2015

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