Larry Kenneth Pruitt was born on September 28, 1949 to Kenneth Emmitt and Imogene Pearson Pruitt. He grew up in the Pauls Valley area and graduated from Pauls Valley High School in 1967. After high school he attended Oklahoma State University and graduated in 1971 with a bachelor's in social science. He stayed in Stillwater unable to part with the air hockey, coney's, and Budweiser. Pushing thirty, he left Stillwater and became a comptroller and commercial real estate buyer/broker in the Tulsa and Dallas areas. A life long Democrat, he also worked for Congressman Jim Jones of the First District and served the Jimmy Carter White House. He was Vice Chairman for the Tulsa United Way and a member of the Board of Directors for the Tulsa Housing Authority. An only child, he returned to Pauls Valley in the early 90's to care for his parents and was further blessed to renew old friendships and family ties during this time. He worked as a pumper in the oilfield during his final years. He passed from this life on September 5, 2024.
He is preceded in death by his parents Kenneth Emmitt and Imogene Pearson Pruitt; Brother, Garry Don Pruitt; Sisters, Cheryl Lynn Pruitt and Barbara Jean Pruitt.
Larry is survived by many family and friends.
Memorial Services for Larry will be Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 11 A.M at the Wooster Funeral Home Chapel in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma with Melanie Martin officiating. Services will be Livestreamed on the Wooster Funeral Home & Cremation Service Facebook page. Inurnment will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. The family does invite everyone to lunch after the services at Punkin's Bar B Que & Catfish in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma after the services for lunch and fellowship. If you would like to send your condolences to the family you may do so at www.woosterfuneralhomes.com
In lieu of flowers the family is asking that donations be made to the Pauls Valley Senior Center at P.O. Box 1179 Pauls Valley, Oklahoma 73075.