Freestone County, Texas Obituaries Mexia Daily News newspaper - Sept. 19, 1972 edition: (Submitted by Mike Pruitt on 16 May 2006) [Death Date Sept 18, 1972] Ethel (Conn) Pruitt Funeral services for Mrs. Ethel Pruitt, 83, of Wortham will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. in Walker Funeral Chapel in Wortham. The Rev. Bill Roe will officiate and burial will be in Wortham Cemetery. Mrs. Pruitt died Monday in the Wortham Hospital, following a long illness. She was a longtime resident of Wortham, a member of the First Baptist Church of Wortham, and a member of the Eastern Star. She was born in Hill County on Sept. 1, 1889. Survivors are sons, Peyton Pruitt of Vernal, Utah, Ronald Pruitt of Longview, Washington and Donald Pruitt of Ellkhart; two brothers Sam Conn of Mexia and Jack Conn of Wortham; a sister, Mrs. Sally Lawson of Wortham, 10 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren and 9 great great grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. Walker Funeral Home in Wortham in charge of arrangements.