Phyllis Ann Pruett

Phyllis Ann Pruett, a lifelong resident of Tamaqua and the heart of her family, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 20, 2026 at St. Luke's Miners Memorial in Coaldale, at the age of 90.

Born on August 31, 1935, Phyllis was a woman of simple joys and immense devotion. After graduating from Tamaqua High School, she spent many years as a seamstress at J.E. Morgan Knitting, but her true "work" was found in the warmth of her kitchen. Known for her baking and cooking, Phyllis’s greatest delight was gathering her family around a table. Whether she was playing a competitive game of cards or volunteering with the Middle Ward Playground Association, she moved through life with a steady kindness and a deep love for her hometown. Phyllis and Frank experienced a beautiful life living on Washington Street in Tamaqua, from the bygone days of summers spent on their front porch or that of a neighbor enjoying friendly banter and a cold beer which she even asked for lately.

A faithful member of Trinity U.C.C., Phyllis has now been reunited with her beloved husband, Franklin J. Pruett, her parents, William and Catherine (Zierd) Bower; brothers, William and Kenneth Bower; sisters, Betty Murphy, Louise Leiby, Ruth Sheers

Her legacy of love lives on through her children; daughters, Susan Fegley and her husband Tom, Janis Keich and her husband Tim; son Kerry F. Pruett and his wife Diane; brother, Larry Bower; grandchildren, Chad and his wife Jenn, Jordan and his wife Jenny, Jillian and her husband Jesse, Aaron and his fiancée Keely, Abby and her husband Ryan; great grandchildren, Ava, Myla, Bryce, Luke, and Laughlin and Leighton.

Funeral Arrangements have been entrusted to the E. Franklin Griffiths Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc. 655 East Broad Street Tamaqua, Pennsylvania 18252. (570) 668-2550

A Celebration of Phyllis's Life will be held on Thursday February 26, 2026 at 11 O'clock A.M. from the funeral home. Friends may call from 9:30 A.M. until the time of services. Rev. Darryl Kennsinger to officiate.

Interment White Church Cemetery Barnesville, Pennsylvania.

Memorials in her name to:

Trinity U.C.C.

22 Lafayette Street

Tamaqua, Pennsylvania 18252

Online condolences or a fond memory may be made to the family at www.griffithsfuneralhomes.com