October 4, 2001

Ellis Pruett

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- William Ellis Pruett, 86, of Bloomfield died Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2001, at Dexter, Mo. He was born Feb. 6, 1915, near Bernie, Mo., son of James and Bertha Teualton Pruett. He and Rosa Pruett were married Sept. 18, 1937. Pruett was in the mercantile business 20 years south of Dexter, moved to Frisco, Mo., and then to the Aid community in 1956 where he remained in the store business 10 years. ...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- William Ellis Pruett, 86, of Bloomfield died Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2001, at Dexter, Mo.

He was born Feb. 6, 1915, near Bernie, Mo., son of James and Bertha Teualton Pruett. He and Rosa Pruett were married Sept. 18, 1937.

Pruett was in the mercantile business 20 years south of Dexter, moved to Frisco, Mo., and then to the Aid community in 1956 where he remained in the store business 10 years. He later was regional sales manager with National Motor Club of Dallas, Texas, covering the states of Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, and part of Kansas.

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Survivors include his wife; a son, Gale Pruett of Bloomfield; two daughters, Freda Mott of Guthrie, Okla., Vicki Griffin of Edmond, Okla.; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

He was preceded in death by a son.

Friends may call at Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home from 6-8 p.m. today.

Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Frank Bain officiating. Burial will be in Harper Cemetery at Aid.

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