Robert C. Pruett

February 14, 1923 - December 16, 2020

Robert Clyde Pruett "Bob" Age 97, of Bridgewater/Beaver, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2020. Beloved husband of 48 years of marriage to Louise Cribbs Pruett; loving father of Robert (Patricia) Pruett, Jerry (Cherry) Pruett, Michael (Janet) Pruett, Todd (Munkh) Caldwell, Karen (Mark) Mlynarski and Kristen (Dennis) Norris; grandfather and great-grandfather of many wonderful children; brother of the late Roland (Nell) Pruett and Sara (Charles) Jones; and a son of the late Roy and Zona Pruett. Bob served with the Army Corp of Engineers in Panama. He retired from US Steel in 1983 as a mechanical and chemical engineer, an expert in explosives. Bob was well-known as a very kind Southern Gentleman who loved storytelling, golf, fly fishing, singing in church choirs and on the radio. He belonged to the Masonic Lodge for over 50 years. He volunteered at a North Carolina hospital for 10 years working through 22 hurricanes as well as volunteering at Rehabilitation Ministry-home repairs in North Carolina and with FPC, Beaver. There will be a Celebration of Life for family and friends this spring. In lieu of flowers, his family suggests donations to: Hodge Band, First Presbyterian Church, Beaver, PA 15009, Beaver County Humane Society, 3394 Brodhead Rd., Center Twp., PA 15001 or Community Liver Alliance, 100 W. Station Square Dr., Suite 1945, Pgh., PA 15219. We would sincerely like to thank our First Presbyterian Church Family for the cards, calls and love you have showered us during Bob's illness and passing. Thank you, Hodge Band, for your thoughtful gift. The family would also like to thank the entire staff at Good Samaritan Hospice (In-Home and Beaver) for their wonderful compassionate care; they were family. And special thanks to Medic Rescue for their professional care and kindness.