Jean Pruitt Stiltz, 88, died November 1, 2026 at her home in Franklin, TN, after a lengthy illness.

The funeral will be held at 1:00 pm Thursday, November 12 at the Crievewood Community Church, 480 Hogan Road, Nashville. Visitation will be from 10:00 am until 12:30 pm at the church. A graveside service will follow at the Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens, 9090 TN Hwy. 100, Nashville.

She was married to W. Dan Stiltz, who survives. Jean was born February 18, 1938 in Bell Buckle, TN. Her parents were the late Robert Pruitt and Ruby Parker Pruitt

Jean and Dan were married in 1960. They met while both were students at Hume-Fogg High School, downtown Nashville. She graduated from Hume-Fogg in 1956.

Jean had a 40-year career at Murray-Ohio, manufacturers of bicycles and lawnmowers. She began working in 1960 as a secretary and retired in 2000 as Corporate Director of Purchasing.

She was preceded in death by a brother Howard Pruitt, sister-in-law Ellen Crosslin Pruitt, and nephew Mike Pruitt.

She is also survived by two nieces, Casey Pruitt, St. Louis, Missouri, and Liza Pruitt Myers, Lima, Ohio.

Jean’s primary hobbies were traveling and reading, and walking her precious pet, Chloe.

Memorial contributions may be made to Crievewood Community Church, where Jean had been a member since 1963, or Begin Anew, Foster Ave., Nashville.