Obit of Lyford Pruitt (p630) - Stephens County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Sandi Carter 10 Oct 2003 Return to Stephens County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/stephens/stephens.htm ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== The Bakersfield Californian 9 October 2003 LYFORD PRUITT Dec. 9. 1913 - Oct. 6, 2003 Dr. Lyford Pruitt passed away on October 6, 2003. He was born in Marlow, Oklahoma, on December 9, 1913. He earned his dental degree at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1941. Lyford was a retired life member of the KCDs. He owned his own practice in Bakersfield for more than 40 years. Dr. Pruitt will be remembered as a kind and gentle man. His friends and family will remember him by his bolo ties and his polished rocks. He loved to make canes and give them to his family. Dr. Pruitt was also an avid golfer. Dr. Pruitt is preceded in death by his loving wife of almost 60 years, Wilma. He is survived by his daughters, Susan Houston and Judith Miller; grandchildren, Tammy Castro, Courtney Kelley and Daria Miller; great grandchildren, Bill Cook and Bryce Kelley. There will be a 'Celebration of Life' at his daughter's home. Visitation will be held at Hillcrest Mortuary, Thursday, October 9, 2003, from 4 - 8 p.m. www.dignitymemorial.com HILLCREST Memorial Park & Mortuary -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Stephens County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/stephens/stephens.htm