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Johnnie Pruitt Obituary

April 15, 1937 - Sept 15, 2015 Brother Johnnie B. Pruitt, 78 years of age, was a native of Miller's Ferry, AL. He was born to the late Edwina Pruitt. He accepted Christ at an early age and was a member of Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Camden, AL. He later joined Second Baptist Church in Mobile, AL October 1, 2000. Brother Pruitt was employed with the Mobile Housing Board for twenty years and retired in 1999. He is preceded in death by his loving mother, Edwina Pruitt; sons, Edgar Lee Pruitt and Johnnie Wiggins; grandparents; two brothers, Robert Barnett and Vincie Lee Pruitt; a special aunt, Sadie Kennedy and mother-in-law, Catherine Pritchett Wiggins. He leaves to cherish his memories, his wife for over 50 years Daisy Mae Wiggins Pruitt; two sons, Raymond Wiggins, Ronnie Pruitt (Valerie); three daughters, Edna Pruitt Dixon, Marion Wiggins Reid (Maurice) and Shirley Lynch (Albert); three granddaughters, Shuntavia K. Wiggins, Kailyn M. Lynch, Sierra J. Dixon; three grandsons, Albert Jonathan Lynch III, (A.J.), Ronnie Lee Pruitt, Jr., Justin D. Pruitt; two great-grand sons, Kenton J. and JeMarre M. Reid, all of Mobile, AL. He also leaves three sisters, Lucy Foster (Willie), Claudia Howard and Leola Washington (Andrew), all of Chicago, IL and one brother, Underwood Barnett, of Dixon, IL; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Visitation will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2015 from 9 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral hour at Faith Tabernacle C.O.C, 3708 Salem Street Whistler, AL. Elder Frances Perry, Pastor and Rev. Nathaniel Fair, Officiating Minister. Interment will be held in Lawn Haven Cemetery, Mobile, AL. Arrangements are entrusted to the careful direction of Reese Funeral Home 925 S. Bessemer Ave. Prichard, AL. Condolences may be offered at www.reesefuneralhomeinc.com or www.facebook.com/ReeseFuneralHome.

Published by AL.com (Mobile) from Sep. 22 to Sep. 25, 2015.
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Whitewings sends our prayers for comfort to the family. May God be with yo in the days to come.

Paula Murphy

September 25, 2015

To sis pruitt and family I was sadden to hear about the passing of mr Johnnie he was so kind always keep a smile on his face he will be miss and remember earth has no sorrow heaven can't heal

carliss(tisa) morris johnson

September 25, 2015

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