Helen Breedlove Pruitt

Helen Breedlove Pruitt, 90, died peacefully on Saturday, December 5, 2015. A native of Oxford, Mrs. Pruitt was preceded in death by her parents Lonnie and Oveda Breedlove, and her husband Buster Pruitt. She leaves behind a legacy of a life of devotion to her family, friends and Oxford Baptist Church. Surviving are her daughters Pamela P. Sherman (Jeff) of Richmond, and Cecelia Cece Denny of Raleigh; her sons Ron Pruitt (Ann) of Nashville, TN and Lonnie Pruitt (special friend, Dawn Williams); her grandchildren, Heather, Kelly, Jeb, Whitney, Micah, Wilson, Flannery, Max, Abby, Eric and 4 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be 11:30 AM Wednesday from Oxford Baptist Church, with the Rev. Chris Aho officiating. Friends will be received from 10:00 until time of services in the church's Family Life Center. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery. Gentry-Newell & Vaughan Funeral Home is serving the Pruitt family. Memorial gifts may be made to Oxford Baptist Church, P.O. Box 398, Oxford, NC 27565.