JACOB PRUETT
Jacob Truman "Jake" Pruett, 75, of Mascoutah, IL born June 26, 1927, in Fredericktown, MO died Friday, February 21, 2003 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville, IL after a brief illness. Mr. Pruett was a retired truck driver for Nollau Nurseries. He was a member of Holy Childhood Catholic Church, Mascoutah, IL. Mr. Pruett was a US Army veteran.

Mr. Pruett was preceded in death by his parents, William and Effie, nee Stacy, Pruett; a great-granddaughter, Danielle Spellman, four brothers, Raymond, Orville, Franklin, and Vernon Pruett; and four sisters, Clara Patton, Opal Laumbattus, Mary Yarber, and Vivian Keim.

Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth "Betty" nee Wombacher, Pruett, whom he married June 30, 1967, in Fayetteville, IL; two sons, Larry (Roxanne) Pruett of Nashville, IL, and Randy (Patricia) Pruett of Raleigh, NC; two daughters, Elena (Bobby) Johnson of Rocky Mount, NC, and Elaine (Ron) Schaefer of Belleville, IL; eight grandchildren, one great-grandchild; three brothers, Earl (Nora) Pruett of Chester, IL, Ronie (Lovie) Pruett of Camanche, IA, and Clyde (JoAnn) Pruett of Freeburg, IL; and brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law; nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Holy Childhood Memorial Improvement Fund or to the Family Hospice of the Belleville Area.

Visitation: Friends may call from 4 to 9 pm Sunday, February 23, 2003, at Moll Funeral Home, Mascoutah, IL. A prayer service will be held at 4 pm Sunday, February 23, 2003 at the funeral home.

Funeral: Funeral procession will leave at 9:40am Monday, February 24, 2003, from Moll Funeral Home, Mascoutah, IL for a 10am mass of Christian Burial at Holy Childhood Catholic Church, Mascoutah, IL, with Monsignor Jerome Hartlein officiating. Burial will be in Holy Childhood Cemetery, Mascoutah, IL.
BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT, 23 FEBRUARY 2003