Born on Aug. 16, 1963, in Kingsport, she graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School in 1981 and later went on to graduate from Barton’s School of Cosmetology in Kingsport. She was employed at Marcleen’s Beauty Salon in Church Hill and was also a certified nursing assistant working in Kingsport, Sulligent, Ala., and Aberdeen, Miss.
She married in 1996 and resided in Mississippi until she returned to this area in 2006.
Marie was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. James W. Sensabaugh and Mrs. Josephine McKinney Sensabaugh; grandparents, Mr. Nicholas and Mrs. Cora McKinney, Mrs. Willie Mae Sensabaugh, Mrs. Margaret and Mr. Richard Sensabaugh; and several aunts and uncles.
Survived by a very special godson, Dimingo (Sarah) Hale and sons; husband, Mr. Robert Pruitt Jr. Mississippi; sisters, Mrs. Cora (Rick) Taylor, Mrs. Dorothy Sensabaugh and Mrs. LaMona Derr; brother, Mr. James P. Sensabaugh, nieces and nephews, Daryl A. Hughes, II (Kayla), James Adrian Sensabaugh, Krystal Derr, Jessica and Brittany Sensabaugh; great niece, Tiara Hughes; and a host aunts, uncles and cousins.
The family will receive friends Saturday from noon till the hour of service at the Full Gospel Mission Church 740 E. Sevier Ave. Friends may call her sister’s residence at 1229 Garden Drive at any time.
Funeral service for Mrs. Marie A. Sensabaugh Pruitt will be conducted Saturday at 1 p.m. from the church with Pastor Gearldine Swagerty officiating.
Interment will follow at Tri-Cities Memory Gardens.
Mrs. Pruitt and family are in the care of R.A. Clark Funeral Service Inc. www.raclarkfuneralservice.com 423-245-4971.
