Obituary: Rock County, Wisconsin: Harvey D. PRENTICE ************************************************************************ Submitted by Ruth Ann Montgomery, June 2005 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ AN OLD CITIZEN GONE Mr. Harvey D. Prentice whose health had been failing for several months died at his residence at the head of Main street, at 10 o'clock Wednesday night, August 20th, 1890. His age was 71 years last December. His complaint was diabetis or something nature of in Bright's disease. Mr. Prentice lost his wife in Gainsville, Fla., on the 18th of February, 1888, and had since lived at the old home with his two unmarried daughters. Mr. Prentice was a native of New York state having been born in South Byron in 1819, coming west in 1843 settled on a farm near Whitewater, where he remained until 1867 when he moved to Evansville, first buying the grist mills here, which he sold to Mr. Nichols, and afterwards buying the place at the head of Main St. where he lived until his death. Mr. Prentice leaves a son, Mr. V. E. Prentice, who at this time was in the Black Hills, Dak., and two daughters, Mrs. Adella Bennett, a widow, and Miss Stella, who have given their father the most filial attention since the death of their mother. The son was early telegraphed for, but, although making the greatest haste, could not reach home until Thursday noon. Mr. Prentice had many kind traits of head and heart, and did many noble acts of christian kindness to the indigent and those in less favored circumstances in life. He recently experienced religion, and became a very earnest and devoted christian. The funeral was held at his late residence Sunday at 2 1/2 o'clock p.m., sermon by the Rev. W. W. Stevens of the M. E. church assisted by J. E. Coleman, of the F. M. church. The attendance was very large, and the floral decorations were very fine indeed. The casket was of rolled steel, and the nicest ever brought to Evansville, furnished by Undertakers H. Potter & Son. A long line of carriages attended the remains to the grave. August 26, 1890, Evansville Review, Evansville, Wisconsin