Pruitt, Frank Joseph

1966 - 2022  (56 years)

• Name	Pruitt, Frank Joseph
  Birth	6 Jan 1966	Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	PRUI.F003
  _FGRAVE	241527270
  Death	6 Jul 2022	Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Funeral	16 Jul 2022	Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Rusk Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I53093	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	25 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Pruitt, Charles Eugene 'Gene',   b. 8 Jun 1936, Illinois d. 1968, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 31 years)
  Mother	Welty, Patricia Ellen,   b. 9 Jun 1940, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 19 Dec 2000, Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Family ID	F9204	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Littlejohn, Judy
  Children	1. Pruitt, Travis F.   2. Pruitt, Tanner D.
  Family ID	F19231	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Jan 1966 - Clay County, Illinois Death - 6 Jul 2022 - Clay County, Illinois Funeral - 16 Jul 2022 - Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Rusk Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Frank Joseph Pruitt (1966-2022)

  
  

• Notes

  Frank Joseph Pruitt, age 56, of Flora, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2022, in Clay County, after a battle with diabetes and brain cancer. He was born January 6, 1966, in Clay County, the son of Gene and Patricia (Welty) Pruitt. He was united in marriage to Judy Smith (Littlejohn), and they shared 25 years together and had two sons: Travis F. and Tanner D. Known by his close friends as “Riverbank Frank”, he enjoyed being outdoors and being close to nature in the woods or near the Little Wabash River. Other hobbies included gardening, hunting, fishing, and rock hunting. Frank followed in his Grandpa Welty’s footsteps and was co-owner/fur buyer at Wabash Fur Company. He was a lifelong oilfield hand for numerous companies and had been employed by United Water Blasters in the 1980’s. He is survived by his 2 sons: Travis Pruitt (Ash Lempkowski) of Aurora and Tanner Pruitt (Sandra Romero) of Xenia; siblings: Bill Pruitt of Flora, Mike Pruitt of West Terre Haute, Indiana, Debbie Pruitt of Olney, Ron (Carol) Pruitt of Kell, and Robert Pruitt of Waterloo; many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins; and numerous friends. In addition to his family and friends he will also be sadly missed by his dogs that he loved with all his heart. He was preceded in death by his parents; and his grandparents: Arthur “Babe” and Bernice (Benefield) Pruitt and John and Ruby (Smith) Welty. A funeral ceremony will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 16, 2022, at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora. Interment will follow in Rusk Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the family to assist with final expenses and will be accepted through the funeral home, at Flora Banking Company, or on a Go Fund Me account set up by Sandra Romero Gonzalez.

  
  

• Sources

  [S15408] Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Illinois, Obituary, Pruitt, Frank Joseph, 56, (http://www.frankandbright.com/obituaries/obit/1275/), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5626] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Pruitt, Patricia A., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21120807), none. (Reliability: 2).