Thomas Edward Prettyman, 81, Freeman, Missouri, passed away Friday, December 8, 2023 at St Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, MO. Funeral services were held  Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, MO, with burial in Freeman Cemetery.  Contributions may be made to the Belton Assembly of God Church in Belton, MO.

Thomas was born April 3, 1942 in Freeman, MO, a son of Lester Kern and Opal Marie (Duncan) Prettyman. He was a lifelong Freeman resident, attended Freeman School and graduated with the first class from Midway High School in 1960. Tom was united in marriage to LaDonna Mae Wheatley on June 8th 1963 at the home of Rev. Joe Brewster in Harrisonville.

Tom started work for Southwestern Bell as a lineman in 1963 and later became a switching technician, retiring from Southwestern Bell/AT&T in 2006. He was always involved in his hometown, serving as a city alderman and also on the Freeman Zoning Board for many years. Tom was a member of the Belton Assembly of God Church in Belton, Missouri, and the Communication Workers of America, Local 1180.

Tom was preceded in death by his parents; a grandson, Johnathan; and four sisters: Lillie, Dollie, Judy, and Martha. He is survived by his wife, LaDonna Prettyman, Freeman, MO; three daughters: Nora Tallman, Belton, MO; Ruth Ann Heines, Cherokee, North Carolina; and Clara Clark, Belton, MO; two sisters: Mary Alice Brown, Cedar Hill, MO; and Louella Tanner, Freeman, MO; five grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.