Earl Eugene Pruitt

Earl Eugene Pruitt, 90, of Beaumont, passed away on January 30, 2018, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont.

Funeral services will be 1:00pm, Friday, February 2, 2018, at Sabine Tabernacle in Beaumont. Burial will follow at Magnolia Cemetery in Beaumont.

Visitation will be from 5:00pm-7:00pm, Thursday, February 1, 2018, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont.

Born in Beaumont, Texas, on December 25, 1927, he was the son of Edgar and Frances (French) Pruitt. Earl grew up in Beaumont and attended French High School and later went to work as a service repairman for Centerpoint Entergy where he retired after 39 years. He enjoyed bowling and was very mechanically inclined. Earl attended Sabine Tabernacle. His main passion in life was to help people whenever he could.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Edgar and Frances Pruitt and his sister, Melba Shane.

Earl is survived by his wife, Gloria Pruitt; his sons, David Neal Pruitt, Sr. and wife, Debbie of Branson, Missouri, Steve Pruitt of Houston; step-son, Dale Collier; grandchildren, Derick Pruitt and David Pruitt, Jr.; brothers, Carroll Pruitt and wife, Wanda, Wayne Pruitt and wife, Gwen both of Nederland; and his sisters, Ann Winn and husband, Bill of Coco, Florida and Elaine Laird of Evadale.

Serving as pallbearers will be Weston Allen, Danny Boudreaux, Richard McCowan, Dylan Collier, David Pruitt, and Barry Allen.