Cynthia Mitcham Pruitt

Cindy Pruitt, age 64, passed away on December 6, 2024 at the Oaks on Parkwood in Bessemer, Alabama. Cindy graduated from McAdory High School in 1978, where she was in the National Honor Society and served as Class Treasurer of her senior class. Following her high school graduation, she continued her education on a partial scholarship at Jacksonville State University and graduated in 1982. She was a member of Alpha XI Delta sorority, and remained close friends with her sorority sisters until her death. Following a short career in Birmingham, Alabama, she moved to Ohio and later to Dallas, Texas where she lived and worked for over 30 years. Cindy was a very successful businesswoman and served as Vice President of Sales for various companies during her career. She loved to laugh, have fun, eat Tex-Mex and socialize with everyone around her. After Cindy became ill, she was moved back to Bessemer, Alabama in 2020 to be close to and cared for by her family. Cindy had many wonderful and devoted friends. Many of them came from Dallas to visit her on more than one occasion. She remained in close contact with her Jacksonville Sorority sisters and many of them came to visit her several times while she was at The Oaks. Special friends from McAdory High School also visited her from time to time. She said she believed in nurturing her friendships, and it was evident in that she loved and was loved by so many friends. Cindy was preceded in death by her father, William Bryan Mitcham, Jr. and her mother, Ginger (Raybon) Crosby and several aunts and uncles that she loved dearly. She is survived by her brothers, William Bryan Mitcham III, Brent Mitcham (Leigh, and their son, Bralen), Chris Elmore , her step-mother, Faye Mitcham Blackerby and her husband, Rodney; as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins. As Cindy requested, she will be cremated. However, her ashes will be buried at Highland Memorial Gardens, 3115 18th Avenue North, Bessemer, Alabama 35020. The graveside service (with Pastor Bill McCall, of McAdory Baptist Church officiating), will be held on Saturday, January 11, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. unless notified otherwise. The family would like to thank the nurses and caregivers at the Oaks on Parkwood for their many years of care, and Compassus Hospice for taking such good care of her, and for the many friends and family that have helped the family through this difficult time.

Cynthia Mitcham Pruitt

July 27, 1960 - December 6, 2024