Virginia Joyce Pruitt, 83 TANGIER, Va. - Virginia Joyce Pruitt, 83, wife of the late Kenneth Ray "Nice" Pruitt, Sr. and a lifelong resident of Tangier, VA, passed away on Monday, Dec. 7, 2009, at her residence. Born on May 13, 1926, Mrs. Pruitt was the daughter of the late George Bowden and Corinne Crockett Bowden. She attended Tangier Combined School and graduated valedictorian of her class. During her school years, she never missed a day. She was a homemaker and a member of Swain Memorial United Methodist Church and AARP. Survivors include three children, Kenneth Ray Pruitt, Jr. of Tangier, Carol Marzahn of Virginia Beach, Va., and Deborah Gay Pruitt of Tangier; two sisters, Ailene Gordy and Jeanette Crockett, both of Tangier; a brother, Don Bowden of Tangier; five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Other than her husband and parents, she was predeceased by a son, Dean Pruitt; a sister, Gladys Dize; and a brother, Johnnie Bowden. Funeral services were conducted at the Swain Memorial United Methodist Church on Friday, Dec. 11, with the Rev. Patricia Stover and Mr. George Cannon officiating. Interment followed in the Wheatley Family Cemetery. Memory tributes may be sent to the family at www.williamsfuneralhomes.com. Arrangements by the Williams Funeral Homes, Parksley, and Onancock, Va.