Mrs. Pridgen passed away on July 13, 2019, in Athens, TX.
She was born January 19, 1931, in Canton, TX to Bartlett Sylvester Stout and Bracton Lawley Stout.
Janie grew up in Canton before moving to Lancaster. She married Frances Pridgen on November 17, 1946. They lived in Balch Springs then later moved to Canton in 1979. Janie worked for Miesel Photochrome for several years before becoming a seamstress. She was a member of Old Bethel Baptist Church and she loved to sew.
She is survived by her daughters: Penni and Lyle Sikes, Pamela and Rusty Basham, Patrice Hooper, and Paula and Travis Hobbs; seven grandchildren, twelve great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.
Janie is preceded in death by her parents, Bartlett and Bracton Stout; husband, Frances Pridgen; brother, Troy Stout; sisters: Lucille High and Lilly Alice Risner.
Interment will be at Old Bethel Cemetery in Van Zandt County.
Visitation will be held at Eubank Funeral Home on Tuesday, July 16, 2019, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
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