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Visitation:
Thursday, March 21, 2019, at 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
at Jefferson Street Christian Church
in Lincoln
Celebration of Life Service:
6 p.m. Thursday at the church
Funeral home: Peasley Funeral Home, Lincoln
Obituary
Dee Troy
Pruitt, 72, of Lincoln, passed away on Friday, March
15, 2019, at Advocate BroMenn Regional Medical
Center in Normal.
A celebration of
his life will be held on Thursday, March 21, 2019,
at 6:00 p.m. at
Jefferson Street Christian Church in Lincoln with
Mr. Michael Mallick officiating. Visitation will be
held from 5:00 p.m. until the time of the service.
Burial
will be in New Union
Cemetery on Friday, March 22, 2019 at 9:00
a.m.
Dee Troy
Pruitt was born April 27, 1946, in Tacoma,
Washington, the son of Andrew Dee and Kate
Jacqueline Detroit Pruitt. He was united in marriage
to Myla Beth Rector on
June 12, 1971. She survives.
Also
surviving are his daughters: Lisa (Robert) Worthen,
and Erin (Jerry) Barraclough; and four
grandchildren: Elika and Javan Barraclough, and
Waverly and Hadley Worthen.
He was
preceded in death by his parents: Andrew (Barbara)
Pruitt and K. Jacqueline (Edward) Sennett.
Dee received his Bachelor's Degree
from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma,
Washington; Master's degree from Lincoln Christian
University; and his PHD from Newburgh Theological
Seminary in Newburgh, Indiana. |
He was
employed at Kroger's in Lincoln for many years. Next
he became the president of the United Food and
Commercial Workers Union Local #536 in Peoria from
1989 to 2012.
Dee lived
for and loved Jesus Christ. He was an
active member of Jefferson Street Christian
Church, Sunday School teacher, Small Group Leader
and Elder.
He was a
devoted husband, loving father and grandfather. He
had a great sense of humor that caused others to
laugh. He loved life and wanted to see others
happy. Dee had a kind and gentle heart that drew
others to him. He
always enjoyed spending time tinkering around the
house with any home improvement projects.
Memorials
may be made to Jefferson Street Christian Church or
Little Galilee Christian Camp.
Final arrangements are entrusted with
Peasley Funeral Home of Lincoln.
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