Clarence Wesley Prentice, son of Clarence Edward (1905-1996) and Addie Carolyn (Redfield) (1907-2002) Prentice, was born 11 January 1934 in Ionia, Ionia County, Michigan.  Clarence was a 1951 graduate of Okemos High School and a US Army veteran.  His mother was a teacher in Okemos Consolidated Schools and his father, at one time, was on the Okemos Board of Education.

Clarence graduated in 1959 from Michigan State University with a degree in Civil Engineering.  He married Carole Marie Kennedy 1957.  Clarence was employed by Reilly Industries for many years, retiring in 1999.  He succumbed to cancer 9 March 2006 in Johnson County, Indiana and was interred Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, Greenwood, Johnson County.

The Daily Journal (Franklin, Indiana) Friday 10 March 2006

GREENWOOD

CLARENCE W. PRENTICE

Clarence W. Prentice, 72, of Greenwood, passed away Thursday, March 9, 2006.

He was born Jan. 11, 1934, in Ionia, Mich. to Clarence F. and Addie (Redfield) Prentice.

He was a graduate of Okemos High School in Okemos, Mich., and of Michigan State University in 1959 with a degree in civil engineering.

Clarence was employed at Reilly Industries for 40 years and retired as director of corporate engineering services in 1999.

He served as a Perry township Advisory Board member for 20 years and as a precinct committeeman.

He was an Army veteran.

He enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, golf, gardening and travel.

Clarence is survived by his wife, Carole Marie (Kennedy) Prentice; children, Kirk (LaTona) Prentice, Elaine Kay (David) Rhyne, Kerrie (Pau_) Milenbaugh and Kevin (Heather) Prentice; brother, LeVon (Susan) Prentice; sister, Iris Jeane Prentice; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at SS Francis and Clare Catholic Church, 5901 Olive Branch Road in Greenwood with calling from 1 p.m. until the time of service at the church.  Interment will be in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens in Greenwood.