Douglas Hollis Pruett
Obituaries
Daily Sentinel page 3D - May 10, 2020
Douglas Hollis
Pruett
June 21, 1928 - May 4, 2020
Douglas Hollis Pruett, 91,
of Fruita, Colorado, died at his
home surrounded by his family
on May 4, 2020.
Born June 21, 1928, in Shoals,
Indiana, the only child of Emil
and Ermal (Divine) Pruett.
Doug was orphaned at five years
old and was raised by Glenn and
Marguerite Armstrong.
He served in the US Marine Corps on the USS Palau from 1946-
1948. After his honorable discharge, he attended the Rochester
Institute of Technology graduating in 1950. He married Esther
Siegrist August 30, 1953, and lived in West Caldwell, NJ until
moving to Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1970.
Douglas is survived by his wife of 66 years, Esther; Lynne E.
Kelley of Grand Junction; Debra A. Janelle of Dunellon, FL;
Douglas G. Pruett (Stacey) of Fruita, CO; Elisabeth M. Wood
(David) of Lindale, TX; uncle, Russell Pruett of Loogootee, IN;
four grandchildren, and three grand dogs.
Douglas was a patriot, family man, watercolor artist and small
business owner for 37 years in Colorado Springs. He was a man of
honor, laughter and wit and will be deeply misse
