Doris Loretta “Gran” Sindle-Pruitt, age 84, of Reno, NV, passed away peacefully on July 8, 2020.
She was born on August 17, 1935, in Hampton, Arkansas.
Doris was a member of Unity Church and was devoted to her spirituality and the Course in Miracles.
Gran was a blend of all the best things. She was classy yet outrageous, funny but assertive, tasteful yet dazzling, extremely generous, and always entertaining. A total character. She loved her Southern heritage. Even though she lived on the West Coast for most of her life, she never lost her accent or traditions. Gran was fanatical about family, makeup, jewelry, iced tea, Jeopardy, poetry, greeting cards, caring for the elderly, and her chihuahua, CeeCee.
She loved her family like no other. She was the Matriarch of all the limbs of the family tree. She maintained close relationships with her children and grandchildren. She spoke to the family often. (No one could avoid the three-hour Gran calls; she needed to know what everyone was up to). Her grandchildren visited with her several times per week, ensuring she had all the French Bread, turkey, prescriptions, Gatorade, and fresh cooked meals a Gran could ask for. She loved to take care of her “greats,” and their visits continued weekly until her passing. She enjoyed being active on Ancestry.com, finding new family members, new information, and clues. People have heard her bragging about her family to waitresses, cashiers, casino dealers, checkout clerks, gas station attendants, and any other passersby who would listen. The accuracy of her stories has never been confirmed.
Gran woke every day, sat on the corner of her couch, and applied a full face of makeup, even if she had nowhere to go and no one to see. You better believe, if a female family member entered her home without lipstick, they would hear about it. Looking nice mattered to her.
She loved collecting jewelry of every kind and her friends and family would often bring her large bracelets from trips all over the world to add to her collection.
Immediately upon entering her apartment, any visitor would be offered a glass of iced tea, and there was almost never a time her teapot wasn’t boiling to make a fresh jar. She loved her Southern iced tea…. watered down and with a little lemon and Sweet n Low.
Several evenings a week, her grandson, Adam, would come and cook dinner at her home and they would watch (and play aloud) Jeopardy. This is how Gran kept her mind sharp as she aged. She loved to argue and try to beat him at the game. Her knowledge on the trivia questions was impressive. Her commentary was even more impressive. Things like, “you got that bass ackwards, Adam” and “I swear I’ve been sitting here so long a hoard of gypsies could’ve come eaten and be gone.”
Gran appreciated poetry. She loved reading it. She was exceptionally good at writing it and won several awards for her poems. Her poetry was a creative outlet for her to communicate her spirituality to others.
She was the Queen of Cards. Everyone received a card for every special day. They were not just regular greeting cards. Friends and family knew to open all cards with caution. She loaded the cards with glitter and confetti so they would explode upon opening. She loved to write a poem in every card, and each card became a special event from her to the person receiving it.
Gran’s work and devotion to the aging was lifelong. In 1997, Gran was a member of the inaugural graduating class of the Gerontology program at the University of Nevada. This subject was truly a passion. For many years, she was an in-home hospice nurse for several Reno families, which inspired her to complete her education in this field. She felt strongly about how our society mistreats the older generations. She wanted to be the change.
A few years before Gran passed, she rescued a little chihuahua named CeeCee. To no one’s surprise, Gran and CeeCee immediately developed the closest bond imaginable, and all the same health conditions. Gran had a heart condition. CeeCee had a heart condition. Gran had digestive issues and a restricted diet. CeeCee developed digestive issues and had to be placed on a restricted diet. Gran had severe allergies. CeeCee started itching and developed severe allergies. The bond between the two was uncanny and hysterical. Medical conditions aside, they loved each other so much. They say that dogs find the people who need them and the connection that CeeCee and Gran had was beautiful. They were the absolute best of friends. (CeeCee now lives with Robin in Florida and has a new best friend who loves her just as much).
To say that Gran, Doris Loretta, Doris, or however you knew her, will be greatly missed, is potentially the greatest understatement of 2020. But if you knew her at all, you also would not have wanted to hear what she would say about 2020. In her words, we should probably all “be as nervous as long tailed cats in a room full of rocking chairs!” She was grounded in her spirituality and left us with wonderful, fun, and comical, lifelong lessons to carry on her memory.
A celebration of life is being postponed until such time that groups can safely gather and hug, as Gran would have wanted. Gran loved spending time at her son’s property in Graeagle, sitting under the trees and being near her loved ones. Please take a moment to notice something beautiful in nature, and hold someone you love close, in Gran’s memory, until we can all party for her together.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas Sindle and Ruby Sindle; her six sisters: Laverne Turner, Virginia Strickland, Georgia Sindle Davenport, Bonnie Strait, Katy Jo Sindle and Florine Whitter.
Doris is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Richard Layne Pruitt (Diane) of Reno; her daughter, Robin Elizabeth Pruitt of Coral Springs, Florida; her grandchildren, Adam Layne Pruitt (Katy Loos), and Andrea Snow Moore (Matt Baker); her great grandchildren: A.J. Avansino, Ronnie Avansino, and Elliot Hess; one brother, Cecil Sindle of Burbank, California; and many other family members and friends who will greatly miss her.
Love and light, Gran…. fly free.
She was born on August 17, 1935, in Hampton, Arkansas.
Doris was a member of Unity Church and was devoted to her spirituality and the Course in Miracles.
Gran was a blend of all the best things. She was classy yet outrageous, funny but assertive, tasteful yet dazzling, extremely generous, and always entertaining. A total character. She loved her Southern heritage. Even though she lived on the West Coast for most of her life, she never lost her accent or traditions. Gran was fanatical about family, makeup, jewelry, iced tea, Jeopardy, poetry, greeting cards, caring for the elderly, and her chihuahua, CeeCee.
She loved her family like no other. She was the Matriarch of all the limbs of the family tree. She maintained close relationships with her children and grandchildren. She spoke to the family often. (No one could avoid the three-hour Gran calls; she needed to know what everyone was up to). Her grandchildren visited with her several times per week, ensuring she had all the French Bread, turkey, prescriptions, Gatorade, and fresh cooked meals a Gran could ask for. She loved to take care of her “greats,” and their visits continued weekly until her passing. She enjoyed being active on Ancestry.com, finding new family members, new information, and clues. People have heard her bragging about her family to waitresses, cashiers, casino dealers, checkout clerks, gas station attendants, and any other passersby who would listen. The accuracy of her stories has never been confirmed.
Gran woke every day, sat on the corner of her couch, and applied a full face of makeup, even if she had nowhere to go and no one to see. You better believe, if a female family member entered her home without lipstick, they would hear about it. Looking nice mattered to her.
She loved collecting jewelry of every kind and her friends and family would often bring her large bracelets from trips all over the world to add to her collection.
Immediately upon entering her apartment, any visitor would be offered a glass of iced tea, and there was almost never a time her teapot wasn’t boiling to make a fresh jar. She loved her Southern iced tea…. watered down and with a little lemon and Sweet n Low.
Several evenings a week, her grandson, Adam, would come and cook dinner at her home and they would watch (and play aloud) Jeopardy. This is how Gran kept her mind sharp as she aged. She loved to argue and try to beat him at the game. Her knowledge on the trivia questions was impressive. Her commentary was even more impressive. Things like, “you got that bass ackwards, Adam” and “I swear I’ve been sitting here so long a hoard of gypsies could’ve come eaten and be gone.”
Gran appreciated poetry. She loved reading it. She was exceptionally good at writing it and won several awards for her poems. Her poetry was a creative outlet for her to communicate her spirituality to others.
She was the Queen of Cards. Everyone received a card for every special day. They were not just regular greeting cards. Friends and family knew to open all cards with caution. She loaded the cards with glitter and confetti so they would explode upon opening. She loved to write a poem in every card, and each card became a special event from her to the person receiving it.
Gran’s work and devotion to the aging was lifelong. In 1997, Gran was a member of the inaugural graduating class of the Gerontology program at the University of Nevada. This subject was truly a passion. For many years, she was an in-home hospice nurse for several Reno families, which inspired her to complete her education in this field. She felt strongly about how our society mistreats the older generations. She wanted to be the change.
A few years before Gran passed, she rescued a little chihuahua named CeeCee. To no one’s surprise, Gran and CeeCee immediately developed the closest bond imaginable, and all the same health conditions. Gran had a heart condition. CeeCee had a heart condition. Gran had digestive issues and a restricted diet. CeeCee developed digestive issues and had to be placed on a restricted diet. Gran had severe allergies. CeeCee started itching and developed severe allergies. The bond between the two was uncanny and hysterical. Medical conditions aside, they loved each other so much. They say that dogs find the people who need them and the connection that CeeCee and Gran had was beautiful. They were the absolute best of friends. (CeeCee now lives with Robin in Florida and has a new best friend who loves her just as much).
To say that Gran, Doris Loretta, Doris, or however you knew her, will be greatly missed, is potentially the greatest understatement of 2020. But if you knew her at all, you also would not have wanted to hear what she would say about 2020. In her words, we should probably all “be as nervous as long tailed cats in a room full of rocking chairs!” She was grounded in her spirituality and left us with wonderful, fun, and comical, lifelong lessons to carry on her memory.
A celebration of life is being postponed until such time that groups can safely gather and hug, as Gran would have wanted. Gran loved spending time at her son’s property in Graeagle, sitting under the trees and being near her loved ones. Please take a moment to notice something beautiful in nature, and hold someone you love close, in Gran’s memory, until we can all party for her together.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas Sindle and Ruby Sindle; her six sisters: Laverne Turner, Virginia Strickland, Georgia Sindle Davenport, Bonnie Strait, Katy Jo Sindle and Florine Whitter.
Doris is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Richard Layne Pruitt (Diane) of Reno; her daughter, Robin Elizabeth Pruitt of Coral Springs, Florida; her grandchildren, Adam Layne Pruitt (Katy Loos), and Andrea Snow Moore (Matt Baker); her great grandchildren: A.J. Avansino, Ronnie Avansino, and Elliot Hess; one brother, Cecil Sindle of Burbank, California; and many other family members and friends who will greatly miss her.
Love and light, Gran…. fly free.
Doris Loretta “Gran” Sindle-Pruitt, age 84, of Reno, NV, passed away peacefully on July 8, 2020.
She was born on August 17, 1935, in Hampton, Arkansas.
Doris was a member of Unity Church and was devoted to her spirituality and the Course in Miracles.
Gran was a blend of all the best things. She was classy yet outrageous, funny but assertive, tasteful yet dazzling, extremely generous, and always entertaining. A total character. She loved her Southern heritage. Even though she lived on the West Coast for most of her life, she never lost her accent or traditions. Gran was fanatical about family, makeup, jewelry, iced tea, Jeopardy, poetry, greeting cards, caring for the elderly, and her chihuahua, CeeCee.
She loved her family like no other. She was the Matriarch of all the limbs of the family tree. She maintained close relationships with her children and grandchildren. She spoke to the family often. (No one could avoid the three-hour Gran calls; she needed to know what everyone was up to). Her grandchildren visited with her several times per week, ensuring she had all the French Bread, turkey, prescriptions, Gatorade, and fresh cooked meals a Gran could ask for. She loved to take care of her “greats,” and their visits continued weekly until her passing. She enjoyed being active on Ancestry.com, finding new family members, new information, and clues. People have heard her bragging about her family to waitresses, cashiers, casino dealers, checkout clerks, gas station attendants, and any other passersby who would listen. The accuracy of her stories has never been confirmed.
Gran woke every day, sat on the corner of her couch, and applied a full face of makeup, even if she had nowhere to go and no one to see. You better believe, if a female family member entered her home without lipstick, they would hear about it. Looking nice mattered to her.
She loved collecting jewelry of every kind and her friends and family would often bring her large bracelets from trips all over the world to add to her collection.
Immediately upon entering her apartment, any visitor would be offered a glass of iced tea, and there was almost never a time her teapot wasn’t boiling to make a fresh jar. She loved her Southern iced tea…. watered down and with a little lemon and Sweet n Low.
Several evenings a week, her grandson, Adam, would come and cook dinner at her home and they would watch (and play aloud) Jeopardy. This is how Gran kept her mind sharp as she aged. She loved to argue and try to beat him at the game. Her knowledge on the trivia questions was impressive. Her commentary was even more impressive. Things like, “you got that bass ackwards, Adam” and “I swear I’ve been sitting here so long a hoard of gypsies could’ve come eaten and be gone.”
Gran appreciated poetry. She loved reading it. She was exceptionally good at writing it and won several awards for her poems. Her poetry was a creative outlet for her to communicate her spirituality to others.
She was the Queen of Cards. Everyone received a card for every special day. They were not just regular greeting cards. Friends and family knew to open all cards with caution. She loaded the cards with glitter and confetti so they would explode upon opening. She loved to write a poem in every card, and each card became a special event from her to the person receiving it.
Gran’s work and devotion to the aging was lifelong. In 1997, Gran was a member of the inaugural graduating class of the Gerontology program at the University of Nevada. This subject was truly a passion. For many years, she was an in-home hospice nurse for several Reno families, which inspired her to complete her education in this field. She felt strongly about how our society mistreats the older generations. She wanted to be the change.
A few years before Gran passed, she rescued a little chihuahua named CeeCee. To no one’s surprise, Gran and CeeCee immediately developed the closest bond imaginable, and all the same health conditions. Gran had a heart condition. CeeCee had a heart condition. Gran had digestive issues and a restricted diet. CeeCee developed digestive issues and had to be placed on a restricted diet. Gran had severe allergies. CeeCee started itching and developed severe allergies. The bond between the two was uncanny and hysterical. Medical conditions aside, they loved each other so much. They say that dogs find the people who need them and the connection that CeeCee and Gran had was beautiful. They were the absolute best of friends. (CeeCee now lives with Robin in Florida and has a new best friend who loves her just as much).
To say that Gran, Doris Loretta, Doris, or however you knew her, will be greatly missed, is potentially the greatest understatement of 2020. But if you knew her at all, you also would not have wanted to hear what she would say about 2020. In her words, we should probably all “be as nervous as long tailed cats in a room full of rocking chairs!” She was grounded in her spirituality and left us with wonderful, fun, and comical, lifelong lessons to carry on her memory.
A celebration of life is being postponed until such time that groups can safely gather and hug, as Gran would have wanted. Gran loved spending time at her son’s property in Graeagle, sitting under the trees and being near her loved ones. Please take a moment to notice something beautiful in nature, and hold someone you love close, in Gran’s memory, until we can all party for her together.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas Sindle and Ruby Sindle; her six sisters: Laverne Turner, Virginia Strickland, Georgia Sindle Davenport, Bonnie Strait, Katy Jo Sindle and Florine Whitter.
Doris is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Richard Layne Pruitt (Diane) of Reno; her daughter, Robin Elizabeth Pruitt of Coral Springs, Florida; her grandchildren, Adam Layne Pruitt (Katy Loos), and Andrea Snow Moore (Matt Baker); her great grandchildren: A.J. Avansino, Ronnie Avansino, and Elliot Hess; one brother, Cecil Sindle of Burbank, California; and many other family members and friends who will greatly miss her.
Love and light, Gran…. fly free.
She was born on August 17, 1935, in Hampton, Arkansas.
Doris was a member of Unity Church and was devoted to her spirituality and the Course in Miracles.
Gran was a blend of all the best things. She was classy yet outrageous, funny but assertive, tasteful yet dazzling, extremely generous, and always entertaining. A total character. She loved her Southern heritage. Even though she lived on the West Coast for most of her life, she never lost her accent or traditions. Gran was fanatical about family, makeup, jewelry, iced tea, Jeopardy, poetry, greeting cards, caring for the elderly, and her chihuahua, CeeCee.
She loved her family like no other. She was the Matriarch of all the limbs of the family tree. She maintained close relationships with her children and grandchildren. She spoke to the family often. (No one could avoid the three-hour Gran calls; she needed to know what everyone was up to). Her grandchildren visited with her several times per week, ensuring she had all the French Bread, turkey, prescriptions, Gatorade, and fresh cooked meals a Gran could ask for. She loved to take care of her “greats,” and their visits continued weekly until her passing. She enjoyed being active on Ancestry.com, finding new family members, new information, and clues. People have heard her bragging about her family to waitresses, cashiers, casino dealers, checkout clerks, gas station attendants, and any other passersby who would listen. The accuracy of her stories has never been confirmed.
Gran woke every day, sat on the corner of her couch, and applied a full face of makeup, even if she had nowhere to go and no one to see. You better believe, if a female family member entered her home without lipstick, they would hear about it. Looking nice mattered to her.
She loved collecting jewelry of every kind and her friends and family would often bring her large bracelets from trips all over the world to add to her collection.
Immediately upon entering her apartment, any visitor would be offered a glass of iced tea, and there was almost never a time her teapot wasn’t boiling to make a fresh jar. She loved her Southern iced tea…. watered down and with a little lemon and Sweet n Low.
Several evenings a week, her grandson, Adam, would come and cook dinner at her home and they would watch (and play aloud) Jeopardy. This is how Gran kept her mind sharp as she aged. She loved to argue and try to beat him at the game. Her knowledge on the trivia questions was impressive. Her commentary was even more impressive. Things like, “you got that bass ackwards, Adam” and “I swear I’ve been sitting here so long a hoard of gypsies could’ve come eaten and be gone.”
Gran appreciated poetry. She loved reading it. She was exceptionally good at writing it and won several awards for her poems. Her poetry was a creative outlet for her to communicate her spirituality to others.
She was the Queen of Cards. Everyone received a card for every special day. They were not just regular greeting cards. Friends and family knew to open all cards with caution. She loaded the cards with glitter and confetti so they would explode upon opening. She loved to write a poem in every card, and each card became a special event from her to the person receiving it.
Gran’s work and devotion to the aging was lifelong. In 1997, Gran was a member of the inaugural graduating class of the Gerontology program at the University of Nevada. This subject was truly a passion. For many years, she was an in-home hospice nurse for several Reno families, which inspired her to complete her education in this field. She felt strongly about how our society mistreats the older generations. She wanted to be the change.
A few years before Gran passed, she rescued a little chihuahua named CeeCee. To no one’s surprise, Gran and CeeCee immediately developed the closest bond imaginable, and all the same health conditions. Gran had a heart condition. CeeCee had a heart condition. Gran had digestive issues and a restricted diet. CeeCee developed digestive issues and had to be placed on a restricted diet. Gran had severe allergies. CeeCee started itching and developed severe allergies. The bond between the two was uncanny and hysterical. Medical conditions aside, they loved each other so much. They say that dogs find the people who need them and the connection that CeeCee and Gran had was beautiful. They were the absolute best of friends. (CeeCee now lives with Robin in Florida and has a new best friend who loves her just as much).
To say that Gran, Doris Loretta, Doris, or however you knew her, will be greatly missed, is potentially the greatest understatement of 2020. But if you knew her at all, you also would not have wanted to hear what she would say about 2020. In her words, we should probably all “be as nervous as long tailed cats in a room full of rocking chairs!” She was grounded in her spirituality and left us with wonderful, fun, and comical, lifelong lessons to carry on her memory.
A celebration of life is being postponed until such time that groups can safely gather and hug, as Gran would have wanted. Gran loved spending time at her son’s property in Graeagle, sitting under the trees and being near her loved ones. Please take a moment to notice something beautiful in nature, and hold someone you love close, in Gran’s memory, until we can all party for her together.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas Sindle and Ruby Sindle; her six sisters: Laverne Turner, Virginia Strickland, Georgia Sindle Davenport, Bonnie Strait, Katy Jo Sindle and Florine Whitter.
Doris is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Richard Layne Pruitt (Diane) of Reno; her daughter, Robin Elizabeth Pruitt of Coral Springs, Florida; her grandchildren, Adam Layne Pruitt (Katy Loos), and Andrea Snow Moore (Matt Baker); her great grandchildren: A.J. Avansino, Ronnie Avansino, and Elliot Hess; one brother, Cecil Sindle of Burbank, California; and many other family members and friends who will greatly miss her.
Love and light, Gran…. fly free.
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