Teri Lynn Pruitt Kirkland, 61, was born to Jim and Margaret Pruitt in Tonasket, WA in September of 1959. She attended Tonasket High School, class of 1978. Her only child Dustin Pruitt was born in 1980 in Tonasket. She moved to Everett, WA in 1983 where she worked for Boeing, The Buzz Inn Steakhouse and American Arts and Graphics. While in Everett she became very active with the Banditos Motorcycle Club. She loved biker culture and Harley Davidson motorcycles. In 1993 she returned to Tonasket where she worked in the packing sheds, bartended, and helped care for her aunt Linda Pruitt. In 2002 she moved to Spokane, WA where she worked for her son as well as the annual Spokane County Fair. She moved back to Tonasket in 2010 to take care of her father Jim who passed away in 2013. Teri was well known for her amazing laugh, her beautiful voice, and her incredible cooking. She loved animals, especially her pets and horses; playing rummy and farkle; music, especially the mandolin; sharing family stories; as well as Halloween and the fall season.  She is preceded in death by her brother Monty Pruitt, mother Margaret Pruitt, grandmother Olga Reed Pruitt, aunt Linda Pruitt, step-mother Ruth Corum Pruitt, father Jim Pruitt, cousin Karen Pruitt (Bud) Schooler, and Kim Harriman. She is survived by her brother Jim (Alta) Pruitt of Republic, sister Kassie Pruitt of Tonasket, son Dustin Pruitt of Portland, and cousin Kristi Atwood (Gary) of Vancouver, as well as her nieces and nephews.

A Memorial will be held at the Tonasket CCC October 30th, 2021 at 1pm, with a luncheon to follow.

Donations in lieu of flowers can be directed to her favorite horse rescue: Nine Wild Horses PO Box 505 Tonasket, WA 98855