Clarence "Gwyn" Pruitt

Clarence "Gwyn" Pruitt, 79, of Farmington, passed away on Monday, March 18, 2013 in Farmington. He was born Aug. 9, 1933 in Farmington to Clarence Harden and Pauline Mitchell Pruitt.
He spent his entire life in Farmington. He was a loving devoted family man. His family was his life. He met the love of his life, Margery Shaw in Price, Utah while he was working on a seismograph crew for Gulf Oil Company. They were married Aug. 10, 1956 in Boulder City, Nev. They spent their entire married life living on the family farm in Farmington. Gwyn worked for Basin Light and Power Company which was taken over by the City of Farmington retiring after 31 years with them. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and an infant brother, Doran. Gwyn is survived by his wife, Margery, his four children, Steven (Connie) Pruitt, Craig (Dana) Pruitt, Kevin (Judy) Pruitt and Diane (Kelly) Homer; 11 grandchildren, Corey (Angeleen) Pruitt, Brent (Hayden) Pruitt, Desiree (Michael) Torres, Shaun (Cheree) Pruitt, Michael (Samantha) Homer, Chariss (Rafael) Mendoza, Jessica (Mankin) Lee, Justin (Carrie) Homer, Rylan Pruitt, Jeremy (Aubre) Homer and Jared Pruitt; 29 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Larry (Eulene) Pruitt and Timothy (Nancy) Pruitt; one sister, Dovy Ann (Bob) Ledford and many nieces and nephews. A visitation is from 6 pm to 8 p.m. today, Wednesday, March 20, at Brewer, Lee and Larkin Funeral Home. A funeral service will be 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 21, at Northside Church of Christ, 401 20th St. W. in Farmington and Gene Chapin will officiate. Pallbearers will be his eight grandsons. Honorary pallbearers are Jim Waybourn, E. V. Isbell, Don Mobley, Jim Easley and Dannie Roberts. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the March of Dimes, which was dear to Gwyn's heart. He was helped by the March of Dimes after being injured as a child. Gwyn's care is entrusted to Brewer, Lee and Larkin Funeral Home, 103 E. Ute St. in Farmington, 505-325-8688.