Charles O. Pruitt, Jr.

Funeral services for Mr. Charles “Chuck” Pruitt, Jr. will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, February 20, 2021 at Saulters Moore Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Pruitt, age 57, passed away from this life on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 in Prentiss. Reverend Billy Bridges and Reverend Terry Wallace will officiate. Interment will follow at Mt. Zion Methodist Church Cemetery. Saulters-Moore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers will be Ross Hall, Cory Calhoun, Clay Traylor, Chad Breazeale, John Robert Lee and James Gill. Honorary Bearers will be the Prentiss Fire Department and the Jefferson Davis County Volunteer Fire Department. Charles Oliver Pruitt, Jr. was born on March 1, 1963 in Prentiss, MS to Charles O. Pruitt, Sr. and Carolyn Harvey Pruitt. Chuck was a 1982 graduate of Prentiss Christian School. He worked as a farmer and also on the pipeline but his main profession was a Fireman with the Town of Prentiss for 30 years. Chuck was a member of the Mississippi Fire Fighters Association. He is survived by his wife, Deanie H. Pruitt of Prentiss; his father and mother, Charles and Carolyn Pruitt of Prentiss; and 1 sister, Peggy Calhoun (Doug) of Prentiss. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the Prentiss Volunteer Fire Department in memory of Chuck. Visitation will be Friday, February 19, 2021 from 5:30 until 8:00 PM at Saulters Moore Funeral Home. Online condolences and a guest registry are available at www.saultersmoorefuneralhome.com