St. Clair County Obits

FLOYD E. PRUETT

Kansas City Star
26 December 1984
Former area resident struck by car, killed. Osceola, Mo.
A 68 year oldformer Kansass City, Kansas man died Wednesday after being struck by a car on Missouri 13, two miles south of Osceola.
The Missouri Highway Patrol said the victim, Floyd E. Pruett, was struck by a northbound car, while he was collecting cans along the road. The car, driven by June Hilbrich of West Plains, Mo., swerved off the right side of the road. The driver was taken to an Osceola hospital, with minor injuries, the patrol said and Mr. Pruett was pronounced dead at the scene.
Mr. Pruett was a machine operator for the Vess Cola Bottling Co. before he retired.
He was born near Willow Springs, Mo., and lived in Kansas City, Kansas for 40 years before he moved to Osceola in 1977.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Mary Pruett of the home, a son, Jerry C. Pruettand two daughters, Mrs. Patricia V. Romines and Mrs. Gail Sims, all of Kansas City, Kansas; three stepsons, Ray Cannon, Littleton, Colo., Floyd Cannon, Redlands, CA, and Dale Studdard, Independence; three brothers, Albert Pruett and Ralph Pruett of Mtn. View, Mo; Roscoe Pruett of Kansas City, Kansas; four sisters, Mrs. Mildred Dillon, Kansas City, Kansas, Mrs.Verda Swenson and Mrs. Ollie Emmerich of Mtn. View and Mrs. Hattie Curnutt, Willow Springs; and 10 grandchildren.
Services will be at 2:00 p.m. today at the Goodrich Chapel, burial in the Osceola Cemetery.
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