Lucy Mae Lassiter Pruitt, 79, passed away early Wednesday morning, January 6, 2021, at UNC-Rockingham Rehab and Nursing Care Center in Eden.

 A graveside service will be held at 2 PM on Sunday, January 10, at Dan River Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. She will lie in repose on Saturday afternoon, 3:30 pm to 6 pm, for those wishing to come by to pay their respects.

Born September 24, 1941 in Conway, NC, Lucy was the daughter of the late James Earnest Lassiter and Gladys Bridgers Lassiter.  She was a member of Draper Pentecostal Holiness Church.  Lucy was a retired nurse for Morehead Memorial Hospital after 39 years of service.

She is survived by her sons, Charles “Chuck” Pruitt of Eden and Kevin Pruitt of New York City; sister, Margaret Aston (Mike) of Conway; three brothers-in-law, Merrill Vinson of Conway, Laverne Pruitt (Dorothy) of Reidsville, and Leonard Pruitt of Reidsville; and numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her former husband, Bill Pruitt and her sister, Clarice Vinson.

Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.fairfuneralhome.com