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Reta K. Pruitt

Female 1939 - 2005  (66 years)


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  • Name Reta K. Pruitt 
    Born 19 Feb 1939  Sparta, Alleghany County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 10 Mar 2005  Florida Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Palmetto Cemetery, Palmetto, Manatee County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Sarasota Herald Tribune, Florida, Saturday, March 12, 2005
      Reta K. Bassitt

      Reta K. Bassitt, 66, Bradenton and formerly of Sarasota, died March 10, 2005.

      She was born Feb. 19, 1939, in Sparta, N.C., and raised in Traphill, N.C. She came to Manatee County in 1959 from Elkton, Md., and moved to Sarasota in 1962, then back to Bradenton in 2000. She worked for Sarasota County School Board for 20 years. She was a member of Christ Presbyterian Church in Bradenton and was co-owner of Bassitt Automotive from 1962 to 1999.

      Survivors include daughters, Kathy (Mike) Varsalona and Julie (Tom) Gramman, both of Bradenton; a sister, Linda Gallen of Bradenton; her mother, Pauline Pruitt of Bradenton; and four grandchildren, Ty and Tanner Varsalona, and Kyle and Keaton Gramman.

      Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Monday, with a service to follow, at Brown & Sons Funeral Home, 26th Street Chapel.

      Memorial donations may be made to Bishop Animal Shelter SPCA of Manatee County Inc., 5718 21st. Ave. W., Bradenton, FL 34209; or to Christ Presbyterian Church, 515 Upper Manatee River Road, Bradenton, FL 34212.
    Person ID I32352  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 13 Nov 2015 

    Family James Leroy Bassitt,   b. 1 Jul 1939, North Baltimore, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1999  (Age 59 years) 
    Last Modified 13 Nov 2015 
    Family ID F11807  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart