By Linus Joseph Dewald Jr., Editor
Fall 2010 and Revised 13 Aug 2010
Update of 13 Aug 2010: By eamil of 12 Aug 2010, John Casall identifies H. C. Prentice as Harold C. Prentice who is #39.5ii in our Summer 2006 article about the Prentices of Halton . That article now replaces this article.
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1. H. C. Prentice. He may have been b c. 1910-1915 at an unknown location. He d. before his wife in 2005. In 1940 he married his wife in Artesia, NM.
He m. Maggie Rue Taylor on 27 Dec 1939, Artesia, Eddy Co., NM. She was b. 21 Jun 1921, in Ansor, TX, and d. 15 Apr 2005, Abilene Regional Medical Center, Taylor Co., TX. Bur. Lovingto Cem., Lovington, Lea Co., NM. Her obituary reads as follows:
- HOBBS, NM, NEWS-SUN SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 2005
LOVINGTON [NM] Maggie Prentice, 83, of Abilene,Texas, was born June 21,1921, in Anson, Texas. She died April 15, 2005, at Abilene Regional Medical Center.
She married H. C. Pete Prentice in December 1940 in Artesia, N.M.
Maggie and Pete raised their family in Lovington [NM] with their daughters graduating from LHS. Maggie was a supervisor at GTE, retiring after 34 years of service. She also lived in Hobbs for more than 30 years and was an everyday visitor at Del Norte swimming pool. She was an avid swimmer, enjoyed reading and crocheting, and was a CASA member for many years. She was a dedicated Christian with a strong faith and a longtime member of Northern Heights Baptist Church in Hobbs.
Survivors include two daughters, Delores and husband, Steve Carter of Kasilof, Alaska, and Doris Sanborn of Shemya, Alaska; a sister, JoAnn Hayes of Clovis, N.M.; four grandchildren, Jennifer and husband Tim Farrar of Abilene, Texas; Melissa Crezee of Soldotna, Alaska; Tara Carter of Anchorage, Alaska, and Chase Carter of Kasilof, Alaska; and four great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, J.E. and Bird Taylor; her husband, Pete; six brothers, Jay, Clovis, Buddy, Idos, Charlie and Ed Taylor; and two sisters, Nadine Mahan and Pauline Renshaw.
Funeral services will be at 2p.m. Monday, April 18, 2005, at Smith-Rogers Chapel. Keenan Witcher, pastor of Northern Heights Baptist Church in Hobbs, will officiate. Burial will follow at Lovington Cemetery. Visitation will be 1-5 p.m. Sunday, April 17, and 8 a.m.until service time Monday.
Children of H. C. and Margaret:
- Delores Prentice. She m. Steve Carter and in 2005 lived in Kasilof, Alaska.
- Doris Prentice. She m. Mr. Sanborn and in 2005 lived in Shemya, Alaska
For now we can only make an educated guess. We note that he married in NM and thereafter appeared to spend most of his his married live in and around Lovington and Hobbs, NM, although his wife later died in Abilene, TX, in 2005, and that he had predeceased her.
We checked the SSDI to see if any H. C. Prentice had died in Abilene before 2005.
We found that one had died in Abilene. He was Ralph B. Prentice, b. 27 Aug 1918, obtained his SS# in NM, and d. 25 Apr 2003 in Abilene, Taylor Co., TX. He would have been a good fit: he is 3 years older than his wife, obtained his SS# in NM where he also married, and d. in 2003, 2 years before Margaret Prentice d. in 2005. However his initials are not "H. C." so he must be excluded.
Further additional investigation is needed, both to identify H. C. Prentice's parents and their roots.
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