HOMER — Junior Leo Pruitt, 89, of Homer passed away at 3:52 p.m. Tuesday (Dec. 10, 2024) at home.
Funeral services will be at 10:30a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, at Homer Funeral and Cremation Services, 708 S. Main St., Homer. Pastor C.W. Greer will officiate. Burial will take place in G.A.R. Cemetery, Homer. There will be a visitation from 9 a.m. until the time of service.
Junior was born Aug. 5, 1935, in South Homer Township, the son of Freddy Leo and Elsie Hillary Pruitt. He married Barbara Dean Wheet on Jan. 6, 1957, in Homer. She preceded him in death on Dec. 24, 2006.
Survivors include his sons, Terry Lynn (Cynthia) Pruitt and Robie Eugene (Stacey) Pruitt; grandchildren, Adam (Brooke) Bear, Jared (Megan) Bear, Lucas Pruitt, Brent (Megan) Pruitt, Joel (Harlie) Pruitt and Taylor Pruitt; sister, Judith (Charles) Liffick; and three great-grandchildren.
Junior was a retired teamster for Champaign Asphalt. He was a member of the Pollywog Association, Local 26 Teamsters and Local 703 Laborers Union. Junior loved to fish, hunt and restore antique tractors. He also loved to watch old Westerns.
He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Debra Jo-Ann Bear, and sister, Bonnie Maxine Pruitt.
Memorials can be made to G.A.R. Cemetery.
News-Gazette 12/13/2024
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