Effie Murphy Prueitt

Effie Murphy Prueitt, 89, of Morganton, NC passed away Friday, June 6, 2014. She was born in Yancey County, NC on February 17, 1925. Effie was a kind and loving mother and wife, and she was a friend to everyone she met. She was the daughter of the late Jesse and Mattie Murphy. Mrs. Prueitt was a member of Cross Memorial Baptist Church and loved to travel with her husband, Roy, and the Young at Heart Church Group. For several years Effie worked at Southern Bell in Asheville. Later she moved to Morganton and worked for Broughton Hospital until her retirement. She loved to garden and travel with her husband.

Mrs. Prueitt is survived by her son, Keith Prueitt and his wife, Tina, of Morganton; a daughter, Debra Prueitt and her husband, Richard Hemphill, of Morganton; and many nephews and nieces.

In addition to her parents, Effie was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Tolbert Prueitt; four sisters, Annie, Daisy, Nebraska, and Jessie; and four brothers, George, Ottis, Vernie and Joe.

The funeral will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, June 8, 2014 in the Colonial Chapel of Sossoman Funeral Home and Crematory Center with the Rev. Jeffrey Beach officiating. Burial will follow in Burke Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2:00 until 3:00 p.m. prior to the service.