Married: Anita Walker

4 Children: Bobby, Amanda, Andy, and Jonathan

Bob Pruitt was born in Jackson County, TN to Carl and Mable Pruitt. He was one of four children who lived on a farm in Granville where they grew tobacco, baled hay, and raised cattle and chickens. He attended the small, single teacher school at Nameless until they moved to Lebanon in 1961 at the beginning of his sophomore year. During his school years he was involved with the 4-H program showing cattle and served as Vice President of the FFA. After graduation he began farming. He raised cattle, grew tobacco, and baled hay for farmers across Wilson County.

In 1974 he married Anita Walker and soon had four children: Bobby, Amanda, Andy, and Jonathan. He again became highly involved in the 4-H program while his children were in school showing sheep, cows, chickens, and horses. He helped organize and became an active leader of the 4-H Horse Express. It was during this time Bob and family became known as THE PRUITT GANG. In 1986 at the age of 38 he gave up full time farming and started working at the Wilson Farmers CO-OP as the warehouse manager. After 32 years of working and talking with all the farmers of Wilson County he retired in 2018 due to an injury and the death of his wife.

He has served as President of the Watertown Saddle Club and The Tennessee Saddle Club Association. He is a former member of the Livestock Association and the Wilson County Farm Bureau Board. He attends Gladeville Church of Christ where he serves as an Elder. He enjoys raising a big garden where he gives most of the vegetables away, riding his golf cart with his dog Samson, and spending time with his grandchildren who call him Papa.