George D. Prentice

GEORGE D.
PRENTICE
OVID - George D. Prentice, age 61, of South Street, died at his home on Monday, March 17.
George was born on March 15, 1947 in Sewickley, PA, a son of the late John and Sylvania (Byrd) Prentice. He graduated from the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf in 1965, and taught sign language classes throughout his lifetime. He was active in the Ovid-Willard Lions Club, serving as Past-President, Tail Twister, and as the NY Speech and Hearing Chairman for District 20 E-2. He was involved in all of his sons sports at South Seneca, and he was passionate about basketball. He was also a member of AA. His work history included 29 years of state service at Willard and Elmira Psychiatric Centers, and he recently retired from University Hospital in Syracuse as a maintenance supervisor. He is survived by his wife, Julie Watson Prentice; his sons, Matthew and Adam Prentice; his best friend, John (Frances) Radcliffe, the angel by his side, Betsy Sayer. Erik Smith and Ashlee Langley have been a part of the Prentice household for 6 years. He is survived by his brothers, Ronald, Donald (Joanne), John (Barb), James (Nancy), Vincent and David Prentice; and sisters, Jean (Gerald) Scimio, Beverly Campbell, and Mary (Jack) Zilian; 25 nieces and nephews that includes his special niece and nephew, Lisa Scimio and Jeff Gomez; his sister-in-law, Linda Watson and brother-in-law, Robert Watson. He was preceded in death by his brother, Robert, a sister, Bitsy Rygalski, and by his in-laws, Robert and Pat Watson.
The family will receive friends from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Thursday, March 20 at Covert Funeral Home, 7199 Main Street, Ovid. A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 21 at the Ovid Federated Church with Pastor Diane Walker officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the George D. Prentice Basketball Scholarship, c/o South Seneca Central School, 7263 Main Street, Ovid, NY 14521. www.covertfuneralhome.com