Nettie Jane (Hodgson) Pruitt
Apr 20, 1915 - Mar 11, 2011
Posted by Martha Reddout

© Marietta Monitor
18 Mar 2011, Page 4

Interment followed at Orr Cemetery.

Born April 20, 1915, at Orr, the daughter of Walter Curtis and Martha Jane Baucom Hodgson, she died Friday, March 11, 2011, at Pauls Valley. Nettie was raised in Orr, attending school and graduating from Orr High School in 1932. Immediately following her graduation, Nettie began working at the Love County Courthouse. During World War II, she joined the War effort as a “Rosie Riveter” constructing airplanes. After working in several states, she married Bob Pruitt and they resided in Oklahoma City. She retired from Helmerik & Payne Oil Company and returned to Orr.  She was instrumental in the construction of the Orr Cemetery pavilion and loved being back home. In August 2009, she moved to the Willow Assisted Living Center of Pauls Valley. Nettie loved the nurses and staff there, and all the residents quickly became part of her life. She enjoyed all the activities and was very active in church at the Willows. She never stopped reading the Marietta Monitor and the Ringling Eagle. It seemed she always knew everyone.

Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, Robert “Bob” Pruitt; siblings, Curtis Hodgson, Ethel Newell, Ina Brandon, Joe Hodgson and Lavern Hodgson.

She is survived by a host of nieces and nephews and many friends and loved ones.

Pallbearers were her nephews.

Online guest book: www.alexanderfuneralhome.org

This obituary included a photo of Mrs. Pruitt.