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James Burdett Pruet

Birth	:	4 Nov 1931 Laurel, Franklin County, Indiana, USA
Death	:	2 Jun 1940 Connersville, Fayette County, Indiana, USA
Burial	:	Trafalgar Lawn Cemetery, Oakville, Halton Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate	:	43.4614563, -79.7495575
Description	:	NEWS ARTICLE and OBITUARY, Connersville [IN] News-Examiner, Monday, June 3, 1940: Rites Wednesday At Residence For Drowning Victim Body of James Burdette Pruitt, 9, Found After Long Search Clothing Left On Bank Current Swift at Point Where Boy Entered Water -- Investigation Continues Dr. F. B. Mountain, county coroner, today continued his investigation of circumstances surrounding the drowning Sunday afternoon of James Burdette Pruitt, nine-year-old son of Mrs. Betty Pruitt, 1004 West Tenth street. The child's body was found at 6 p.m. Sunday, caught on a rock in Whitewater river, approximately 500 yards from the spot where his clothing was found on the river bank east... Read More	NEWS ARTICLE and OBITUARY, Connersville [IN] News-Examiner, Monday, June 3, 1940: Rites Wednesday At Residence For Drowning Victim Body of James Burdette Pruitt, 9, Found After Long Search Clothing Left On Bank Current Swift at Point Where Boy Entered Water -- Investigation Continues Dr. F. B. Mountain, county coroner, today continued his investigation of circumstances surrounding the drowning Sunday afternoon of James Burdette Pruitt, nine-year-old son of Mrs. Betty Pruitt, 1004 West Tenth street. The child's body was found at 6 p.m. Sunday, caught on a rock in Whitewater river, approximately 500 yards from the spot where his clothing was found on the river bank east of Hawkins Playground. Artificial respiration was used for an hour, unsuccessfully. The child had been in the water about three hours, Dr. Mountain said. The body was found east of the city garage at Sixteenth and East streets by Harley Weston and Jesse Duncan, members of the searching party which included city and state police, Sheriff Lester Hunt, city firemen, Legionnaires and others. State Police Officers Frank Benz and Kermit Lewis used the state police boat in their efforts to locate the body. According to a report the child had left his home before 3 o'clock, and it is thought he accompanied some other children to the river. It is said that later in the afternoon another child, whose name was not reported, was heard telling about seeing a boy going under in the water, and a search was started for the Pruitt boy. Members of his family did not know whether he could swim, but the fact that he had removed his clothes and left them on the bank indicated that he had gone into the river voluntarily and had not fallen in. The current is said to be swift at the point where the boy apparently entered the river, and the stream was deeper than usual due to the recent rains. City and state police and county officials, in commenting on the case today, expressed their thanks to Harley Weston, Jesse Duncan, Wilson Hempleman, Lee Clontz, Wilburn Shipper, George Snider "and all others whose names were not learned, who labored unceasingly and tirelessly in the efforts to resuscitate the boy." Survivors besides the mother are five sisters and a brother, Mrs. John Wood of Connersville, Mrs. Thelma Burke of Indianapolis, Mary Helen, Vada, Carole and Ferman Pruitt, at home. The child's father, James W. Pruitt, died in December. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. DST Wednesday at the home, with the Rev. Samuel Clevenger officiating. Burial will be in Hopewell cemetery, Rush county. Friends may call at the home at any time after 7 o'clock DST tonight.

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Where is James Burdett Pruet's memorial?
James Burdett Pruet's memorial is located at: Trafalgar Lawn Cemetery, Oakville, Halton Regional Municipality, Canada.
When did James Burdett Pruet death?
James Burdett Pruet death on 2 Jun 1940 in Connersville, Fayette County, Indiana, USA
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Latitude: 43.4614563
Longitude: -79.7495575

Family Members:

Parent

James William Pruet

(1881 - 1939)

Betty Amanda Myers Barton

(1887 - 1972)

Siblings

Ferman Harold Pruet

(1917 - 1976)

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