Mrs. Betty Ruth Pruitt Fleming, 88, of Fleming Road, Canon, passed away Friday, November 23, 2018 at Hartwell Health & Rehab.

Born on September 12, 1930 in Lavonia GA, she was the daughter of the late Howard M. Pruitt and Annie Little Pruitt.Mrs. Fleming was owner / operator of The Hobby Shop, a seamstress and caterer.She was a former member of the Credit Women International and an officer in her local chapter.Mrs. Fleming was a member of the Bethany Baptist Church, where she served as a SS teacher, WMU leader, Sunbeam leader and was active in many other things in her church.

Survivors include two daughters: Margie (Max) Milford of Canon and Sandra (Jimmy) Sanders of Bowersville; two sons: Steve (Janet) Fleming of Hartwell and Keith (Sandra) Fleming of Canon; ten grandchildren: Marisa (Terry) Williams, Matthew (Lynda) Milford, Carly (Michael) Rowland, Hunter Milford, Hayley (Caleb) Senkbeil, Josh (Maria) Fleming, Jarred (Kayla) Fleming, Julie (Carloyn) Wilson, Kayla (Adam) Herring and Lisa (Gage) Hanks; seventeen great-grandchildren and three sisters-in-law: Mary Pruitt of Anderson SC, Jenelle Fleming of Royston and Mary Alice Bradford of Washington GA also survive.Mrs. Fleming was preceded in death by her parents; her husband: Leroy Fleming and two brothers: Hoyt Pruitt and Royce Pruitt.

Funeral services will be held Sunday, November 25, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. at the Bethany Baptist Church with Rev. Jerry Durham and Rev. Luther Thomason officiating.Burial will be in the Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery.The body will be placed in the church at 3:30 Sunday afternoon.

The body is at the Strickland Funeral Home of Hartwell, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday evening.The family will be at their respective homes. Flowers optional, memorials may be made to the Bethany Baptist Church. PO Box 396, Hartwell GA 30643.

The Strickland Funeral Home of Hartwell is in charge of all arrangements.