Gayla Mixon Pridmore, 65, of Spartanburg, SC, formerly of Columbus, MS, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 in Spartanburg. Visitation will be 1:00 PM Sunday, February 24, 2013, at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home. A service to celebrate Gaylas life will follow at 3:00 PM in the funeral home chapel. Burial will immediately follow in Friendship Cemetery. Born September 10, 1947, in Haleyville, AL, she was a daughter of the late James Webster and Jessica Northington Mixon and the widow of T. U. Pridmore, Jr. She attended First Baptist Church of Columbus and was the owner of Pridmore Insulation Contractors, Inc. She is survived by her daughter, Ren Pridmore Fowler and Scott of Spartanburg, SC; her son, Joseph Preston Pridmore and Jennifer of Caledonia, MS; her loving grandchildren, Marshall, Sam and Will Fowler, and Courtney, Dakota and Peyton Pridmore; and her great-grandson, Preston Kade Pridmore. She is also survived by her sisters, Katherine Carenbaugh, Glenda Prillhart, Dorothy Hardin, Patsy Alexander, and Sheila Bush; and her brothers, James, Frank, and Kenny Mixon. She was predeceased by a son, Benjamin Pridmore; and two brothers, Lynn and Bobby Terrell Mixon. In honor of Gayla, the family suggests that memorials may be made to The Palmer Home for Children, P.O. Box 746, Columbus, MS 39703.
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Gayla Mixon Pridmore, please visit our flower store.
