Seaman 2nd Class, Brady O. Prewitt, born April 8, 1921 in Martin Creek, Ark., to parents William Abner Prewitt and Stella Reavis, will be returning home to Hardy, Ark. May 13, 2022. Brady was killed in action on Dec. 7, 1941, during the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, where he was stationed upon the battleship, BB-37 USS Oklahoma. Brady was among the missing in action listed after the attack and was able to be identified through DNA testing in August of 2019, giving him the chance to return home for burial in his family’s cemetery.

Brady is preceded in death by his parents. and his brother Paul Prewitt of Rockingham County, North Carolina.

A visitation will be May 18 at 11 a.m. until 12 p.m. at the A.L. Hutson Gym in Highland. Funeral service will be 12 noon in the A.L. Hutson Gym with Brother Jackie Picket officiating.