Dorlis "Peggy" Kennedy Pruitt

Dorlis “Peggy” Kennedy Pruitt, 88, passed away peacefully at her residence on Friday, March 8, 2019.Peggy was born in Surry County, NC on September 3, 1930; daughter of the late Willie Kennedy and Anna Hemric Kennedy. She was a member of New Covenant Church in Ennice, NC. She was educated in Elkin City Schools and Charlotte Community College and retired from General Electric, Charlotte, NC. Peggy had an adventuresome spirit, riding her Harley Davidson motorcycle in all states including Canada with her fellow Motor Maids. Her passions were bird watching, long walks, quilting, gardening, dancing and her dogs. She was a lake dweller but her later years were spent in the Blue Ridge Mountains which she loved and where she grew closer to God.Survivors include her husband, Forest Dick Pruitt; grandson, Jason Pruitt; daughter-in-law, Nancy Alps (Lynn); son, Rick Guyer and family; a niece and a nephew.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Joe Pruitt; brother, Richard Kennedy; two special Aunts, Maude Foreman and Addie Shores.A celebration of life memorial service will be conducted on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at 11:00 am at the Gentry Family Chapel in Jonesville with Pastor Phil Edwards officiating. The family will receive friends after the service at the funeral home.The family would like to thank a devoted caregiver, Nina Caudill.Memorials may be made to Leader Dogs for the Blind, c/o Camp Dogwood on Lake Norman, 7050 Camp Dogwood Dr., Sherrill Fords, NC 28673 or Medi Home Health and Hospice, 115 Atwood St., Suite C, Sparta, NC 28675-9299.Online condolences may be made at www.gentryfuneralservice.com. Gentry Family Funeral Service in Yadkinville is serving the Pruitt family.