Eva L. Pruett daughter of the late Jess Nelson and Bertha Matlock Nelson was born on April 26, 1922 in Hartman, Arkansas and departed this life on November 8, 2015 at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau at the age of 93.

Mrs. Pruett had worked for Brown Shoe Company and was a home-maker.  She was of the Baptist Faith and a resident of Dexter.

In 1962 she was united in marriage to Thomas Jay Pruett in Morehouse.  Mr. Pruett preceded her in death in January of 2001.

She is survived by one son, Kenneth and wife Jill Jones of Dexter; by one step-daughter, Lois Lutes of Morehouse; by two brothers, Ed Nelson and Carl Nelson both of Nashville, Tennessee; by one sister, Maggie Carter of Dexter; by six grandchildren, Martina Dannenmueller, Christina Jones, Gary Lutes, Coraletta Jackson, Jacob Dannenmueller and Caden Dannenmueller and by two great-grandchildren, Allison and Belle Jones.

Besides her husband and parents she was preceded in death by one brother, Fred Nelson.

Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 from 10:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. 

Funeral services will then be conducted on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel with Rev. James Malloy officiating.