Freestone County, Texas
Obit for Donald Pruitt


Corsicana Daily Sun
Death Notices - 5/15/06

Donald Pruitt

Bro. Donald Pruitt, 82, of Fairfield, passed away Friday, May 12, 2006, in
Fairfield. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Calvary Baptist Church in
Fairfield. Arrangements by Capps Memorial Chapel, Fairfield.

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Fairfield Recorder - May 18, 2006 edition

Donald Pruitt

Donald Pruitt of Fairfield died Friday in Fairfield at the age of 82.  During
his lifetime, Mr. Pruitt pastored at many churches in Texas but specifically
Calvary Baptist Church of Fairfield from 1974 to 1987 and Calvary Baptist
Church Centerville from 1988 to 2000.

Born December 10, 1923 in Bronte, Mr. Pruitt was a veteran of the Army Air Corp
and served in the Korean War. He was licensed to preach on September 21, 1952
and was married for 63 years to Nora Taylor Pruitt. Mr. Pruitt was on the board
of directors at Jacksonville College in Jacksonville and served on the board of
directors BMA of America. 

Funeral services were held Monday at Calvary Baptist Church in Fairfield with
Rev. Chris McCalman officiating. Interment followed at Fairfield Cemetery.

Surviving Mr. Pruitt are his wife Nora Pruitt of Fairfield; mother Ella Warner
Pruitt of Bronte; daughters Cynthia Pruitt of Fairfield, Carolyn Pruitt of
Denver, Colorado and Janis McCalman and Joe of Cypress; brothers Noah L.
Pruitt, Jr. and Dorthey of Bronte and Dwain Pruitt and Bernice of Bronte and
sister Maxine Labenske and Bill of Bronte. He is also survived by his
grandchildren, Rev. Chris McCalman of Anson and Laura McCalman Shipp and John
of Silver City, New Mexico and great grandchildren Brittany Denise Shipp and
Michael Allen Shipp.

He was preceded in death by his father Noah L. Pruitt, Sr.

Arrangements were by Capps Memorial Chapel in Fairfield.