Helen Elouise Cuthrell Pruitt was born September 11, 1948, daughter of the late John Dallas Cuthrell and Mamie Stimpson Cuthrell. She grew up in Iredell County and was one of the first African American students to attend Harmony School. At an early age, Helen joined Piney Grove AME Zion Church in Harmony. As an adult she became an evangelist and served at New Jerusalem Apostolic Church in Mocksville, Mt. Carmel Holiness Church in Houstonville, and New Freedom Holiness in Statesville. Helen enjoying singing and playing the piano. She was preceded in death by her first husband. In 1978 she married Leo Pruitt and to this union two children were born. When her health began to decline, she moved to Maple Leaf Nursing Home in Statesville where she resided the past eleven years. On June 4, 2014, she died at Iredell Memorial Hospital in Statesville. She is lovingly survived by her devoted husband, Leo Pruitt of Mocksville; two sons, Jerry White of Winston-Salem and Daniel Pruitt of Mocksville; three daughters, Betty (Mark) Shaver of Statesville, Christine (Nathan) Allison of Statesville, and Melinda Pruitt of Statesville; two brothers, Olander (Vanessa) Cuthrell of Statesville and Jesse Cuthrell of Lexington; two sisters, Mamie (Robert) Jones of Mocksville and Molly (Ray) Redmond of Harmony; one special niece, Cassandra Cuthrell; three sisters-in-law, Linda Blackwell, Brenda Culthbertson, and Frances Fowler; thirteen grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Helen Cuthrell Pruitt please visit our Sympathy Store. Cemetery Details Erwin Temple C.M.E. Church Woodleaf, NC, Visitation JUN 9. 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT) Erwin Temple C.M.E. Church Woodleaf, NC Service JUN 9. 3:00 PM (EDT) Erwin Temple C.M.E. Church Woodleaf, NC