Connie Blackburn Pruitt, 61, of Pickerington, died 4:30 a.m. Monday, August 23, 2021 at St. Ann’s Hospital, Columbus following an extended illness. She was born February 14, 1960, in Dayton, KY, to Robert and Mary Wells Walters. On June 26, 2003, Connie married Ronald Pruitt who died December 22, 2016....

Jay Salley is the news editor for the Guardian.