Judge Glenn Pruitt

Judge Glenn Travis Pruitt, 83, of Dayton passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at Magnolia Place Health Care in Liberty, Texas.

Services for Judge Pruitt will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, February 20, 2016 at First Baptist Church, Dayton. Interment will follow at Palms Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday evening at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home. Serving as pallbearers are Leon Wilson, Kenneth Holbrook, Alan D. Conner, Steven Holbrook, Jeff Lambright, and Casey Hicks. Honorary pallbearers are Gene Brown, Neal Iverson, Bill Johnson, Gentry Rigby, Lester Ray Wisegerber, the Dayton Police Department, and the Liberty Sheriff’s Department.

Glenn Travis Pruitt was born November 29, 1932 in Leggett, Texas to parents, L. A. “Red” Pruitt and Emma Lee McDonald Pruitt. A lifelong resident of Dayton, he graduated from Dayton High School in 1951 and attended Texas A&M where he played football. He served in the United States Army and played football while stationed at Fort Bliss. Glenn later received his Bachelor of Science degree from Sam Houston State College. Glenn was a very well respected business man in Dayton. Glenn co-owned and operated Dayton Air Conditioning and U-Do-It Hardware with Gentry Rigby before buying Mr. Rigby’s interest and continuing to run the businesses, and later, Dayton Washateria until 2014. Glenn’s favorite hobbies were Ham radio, gardening, driving Ms. Barbara around Dayton in his Model A and football. Judge Pruitt served as Municipal Court Judge for the City of Dayton from 1994 until 2012 and as Justice of the Peace for Precinct 4 from 1997 until 2010.

He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Michael Glenn Pruitt; and brother, Elmer Lee Pruitt. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Barbara Lee Walker Pruitt of Dayton; his daughter, Suzanne Hicks and husband William of Dayton; granddaughter, Samantha Glenn Kimball of Dayton; step-grandchildren, Jennifer Sanchez, Casey Hicks and Caylin Hicks; step-great-grandchild, Georgia Sanchez; numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.