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Ota Inez Pruett
Ota Inez Pruett, age 90, of Fairfield, Texas formerly of Seymour, passed away
Sunday, December 20, 1998 in a Palestine, Texas hospital. Funeral services were
held Wednesday, December 23, 1998 at 2:00 p.m. at the Capps Memorial Chapel in
Fairfield, Texas with Rev. Johnny Dammon officiating. Graveside services were
held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 26, 1998 at Restland Memorial Park in
Dallas, Texas with Joe Chase officiating. 
Mrs. Pruett was born August 27, 1908 in Ryan, Oklahoma. She moved with her
family to East Texas and then to Seymour in 1920. She married Alma Adlai Pruett
March 23, 1924 in Seymour. They moved to Dallas in 1932 where Mr. Pruett worked
for Borden's Milk Co. until his retirement in 1964. They returned to Seymour in
1967 where they were faithful members of the First Baptist Church. Mr. Pruett
passed away February 9, 1992.

Mrs. Pruett is survived by two daughters, Lois Loyd of Fairfield and Helen
Pruett of Mesquite; five grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren, and thirteen
great-great grandchildren. Mrs. Pruett was preceded in death by two grandsons
and one great-granddaughter.
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Ota Inez Wages Pruett
Ota Inez Wages Pruett, born August 27, 1908, in Ryan, Oklahoma, to John Clifton
Wages and Maggie Lee Foster Wages, passed away on December 20, 1998, in
Memorial Mother Frances Hospital in Palestine, Texas, at the age of 90 years, 3
months and 23 days. 
Services were conducted December 23 by Dr. Johnny Dammon at Capps Memorial
Chapel. Final resting place was Restland Cemetery in Dallas, Texas, on December
26, 1998. Conducted by a great-grandson-in-law Joe Chase.

On March 23, 1924, in Seymour, she married Alma Adlai Pruett. As a young couple
they farmed, later in 1932 moved to Dallas where in 1965 Adlai retired from
Borden Dairy. In 1967, they moved back to Seymour where he passed away in
February 1992. Due to ill health on November 1, 1998, Inez moved to Fairfield,
Texas.

They were members of the First Baptist Church of Seymour until she moved her
membership to the First Baptist Church of Fairfield.

She leaves two daughters: Lois Loyd of Fairfield, Texas, and Helen Pruett,
formerly of Seymour, now of Mesquite, Texas; five grandchildren: Diane Mason,
Daniel Loyd, Les Akens, Cindy Willis and Mary Stevenson, Deceased: Bill and
Phillip Akens; ten great-grandchildren: Daniel Roberts, Colleen McNaughton,
Sharon Beantley, Jamie Mason, Jessia Mason, Renee Akens, James Willis, Cheryl
Chase, Amy Stevenson and Andy Stevenson, Deceased: April Akens; thirteen
great-great-grandchildren; two sisters: Glenn Tilson and Maxine Vick of
Terrell, Texas; one brother, Joe Wages of Willis Point, Texas; and two
brothers, Deceased, Hobert and Dale Wages. She leaves a host of loved ones and
old and dear friends plus a host of new friends since her move to Fairfield.

She is greatly missed by her family.