Walter Lee Pruitt Obituary in Opelika at Harris Funeral Home, Inc.

Obituary For Walter Lee Pruitt

Funeral service for Walter Pruitt, 80, of Opelika, AL, will be at 12:00 noon, Saturday, January 11, 2025, at Nazareth Missionary Baptist Church, 4454 Lee Road 166, Opelika, AL, 36801 with interment in the church cemetery, Reverend S. Dewayne Drakeford will officiate.

Mr. Pruitt, who passed away Thursday, January 2, 2025 at his home in Opelika, Alabama, was born May 13, 1944, in Lee County, Alabama.

Public viewing will be Friday, January 10, 2025 from 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Mr. Pruitt will lie in repose at the church one hour prior to the service.

He leaves to cherish his precious memory: wife, Mary Pruitt of Opelika, AL: six children, Melvin Richmond, Phyllis (Michael) Pitts, Cheryl ( Rodney) Dorsey, Gary Richmond, Tonya (Michael) Heard and Lessie Hinz all of Opelika, AL; twenty-one grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren; two brothers, Charlie (Regina) Pruitt of Opelika, AL and Willie (Sylvia) Nunn of Seattle, WA; three sisters, Annie Adkins, Shirley Frazier and Alice Edwards all of Opelika, AL; one uncle, John (Carolyn) Pruitt of Opelika, AL; one brother-in-law, J.W. (Faye) Ingram of Crawford, AL; a bonus daughter, Tameka Lockhart; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and Nazareth Missionary Baptist Church Family.

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Sorry for your loss. Your family is in my prayers. Love Always Patrick France.

Condolences to the family. Praying for The Lord to keep you all lifted up. Stacee and Greg Nelms

Our condolences and prayers to the family The Willis family

Earth hath no sorry that Heaven cannot heal. Praying for you Mrs. Mary and the family during this difficult time.

Mrs. Mary and Family So sorry for your loss. Prayers and Thoughts are with you and family Julia Rowell Finley and Family

So sorry for your loss. Thoughts and Prayers are with Mrs.Mary and Family.❤️🙏🏿

My sincere condolences to the family. He will certainly be missed. Our prayers go out to the family.

Larry Fuller

Sorry for your loss. May God give each of you peace, comfort and strength during this most difficult time. With sincere sympathy and prayers. Faye Vaughn-Ingram and Family❤🌹🙏🏿

To the entire family of Walter Pruitt . May God embrace all of you with his greatest love and comfort. Prayers for all of you, I'm so sorry for your great loss of your love one.....Darlean Graham

To the family of Walter Pruitt, we wish our sincere condolences to you ALL.. And is praying for better days ahead.. Willie Arthur & Julia Taylor.

My Condolences to the Family Praying 🙏 for you all strength May God Continues to bless you all. Beverly Calhoun and Family.

Condolences to the family..Trust God

Angela Rome

To the Family of walter L. Pruitt sorry for your loss, we are praying for you all, God Bless You Bryants/ Calloway Family

My sympathy & prayers of comfort to the family especially his sister Annie . Dorothy Johnson Torrence

May God give you strength during the loss of your loved one. Cherish the memories in your hearts forever. Cynthia "Cynt" Cochran

Our staff will continue to keep your family in our prayers. We thank you for allowing us to serve your family.

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