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Bruce B. Truitt Sr.
Posted 3/28/08
Bruce B. Truitt Sr., 78 SEAFORD - Bruce B. Truitt Sr. of Seaford died peacefully at home Tuesday, March 25, 2008, after a long battle with cancer. He was 78. He was born in Cannon on Feb. 5, 1930, …
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Bruce B. Truitt Sr.
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Bruce B. Truitt Sr., 78
SEAFORD - Bruce B. Truitt Sr. of Seaford died peacefully at home Tuesday, March 25, 2008, after a long battle with cancer. He was 78.
He was born in Cannon on Feb. 5, 1930, son of the late Helen Dickerson and Paul Truitt.
Bruce retired from the DuPont Co. as a maintenance supervisor after 37 years of service.
He was a member of Cannon United Methodist Church, a past member of the Seaford Golf and Country Club, a member of Hiram Lodge 21, Scottish Rite, the Eastern Star and the Moose Lodge.
He enjoyed playing golf, bowling and living in Florida in the winter
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Agnes (Layfield) Truitt; his son, Bruce B. Truitt Jr. and his wife Susan; grandchildren, Ashley and Matthew of Collierville, Tenn.; two brothers, Warren Truitt of Milford and John Truitt of Kissimmee, Fla.; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Lester Truitt; and two sisters, Florence Timmons and Pauline Timmons.
Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Watson-Yates Funeral Home, Front and King streets, Seaford, where friends may call one hour prior to the service.
The Rev. Roland E. Tice will officiate.
Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Seaford.
The family requests that donations be sent to Delaware Hospice, 20167 Office Circle, Georgetown, DE 19847.
SEAFORD - Bruce B. Truitt Sr. of Seaford died peacefully at home Tuesday, March 25, 2008, after a long battle with cancer. He was 78.
He was born in Cannon on Feb. 5, 1930, son of the late Helen Dickerson and Paul Truitt.
Bruce retired from the DuPont Co. as a maintenance supervisor after 37 years of service.
He was a member of Cannon United Methodist Church, a past member of the Seaford Golf and Country Club, a member of Hiram Lodge 21, Scottish Rite, the Eastern Star and the Moose Lodge.
He enjoyed playing golf, bowling and living in Florida in the winter
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Agnes (Layfield) Truitt; his son, Bruce B. Truitt Jr. and his wife Susan; grandchildren, Ashley and Matthew of Collierville, Tenn.; two brothers, Warren Truitt of Milford and John Truitt of Kissimmee, Fla.; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Lester Truitt; and two sisters, Florence Timmons and Pauline Timmons.
Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Watson-Yates Funeral Home, Front and King streets, Seaford, where friends may call one hour prior to the service.
The Rev. Roland E. Tice will officiate.
Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Seaford.
The family requests that donations be sent to Delaware Hospice, 20167 Office Circle, Georgetown, DE 19847.
