James “Jim” Clarence Prentice

Funeral service for James “Jim” Clarence Prentice, 85, Lawrence, KS will be held 11:00 am Monday, June 8, 2015 at Calvary Temple Assembly of God in Lawrence. Burial will follow at 3:30 pm at Highland Cemetery in Iola, KS. He died June 3, 2015 at his home.

He was born on April 24, 1930 in LaHarpe, KS the son of Harley and Naoma Prentice.

Jim was a Captain at the Lawrence Fire Department for 25 years and a glazier for Kennedy Glass. He was in the US Air Force during the Korean War. Jim was a member of the Calvary Temple Assembly of God.

He married Phyllis Cress on December 24, 1953 in Iola, KS. She survives of the home.

Other survivors include two daughters, Sheila Rygmyr and husband, Tom, of Ft. Scott, KS, Lori Anderson and husband, Eric, of Lingle, WY; five grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren and one great-great grandson. He was preceded in death by his son, James Prentice, daughter-in-law, Debbie Prentice, sister, Marjorie Wade and two brothers, Donald Prentice and Gary Dalton.

The family will greet friends at 10:00 am, one hour prior to the service at the church.

Memorial contributions may be made in his name to Calvary Temple Assembly of God or American Heart Association and may be sent in care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary.