ALVA RALPH PRESCOTT 1875-1948

EASTON, PRESCOTT, FELLOWS, ANDERSON, WILLIAMS

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 4/28/2009 at 19:42:43

Alva Ralph Prescott

Ralph Prescott Passes At Spokane February 14

H. E. Roberts of this city has received word that his cousin, Ralph Prescott, formerly of this city, had passed away at his home in Spokane, Wash., Saturday, February 14. Following is an obituary of Mr. Prescott:

Alva Ralph Prescott was born in Postville, Iowa, May 3, 1875, the son of Alva R. Prescott and Lydia Easton Prescott. He graduated from Postville high school in 1890; attended Grinnell College for two years and Valder Business College in Decorah.

He was married to Jennie Fellows in Lansing, May 28, 1901.

He learned the trade of printer in the office of the Waukon Standard; later was connected with the Waukon Republican. In 1899 he became one of the proprietors of the New Hampton Courier and through the succeeding years was editor of the Decorah Public Opinion; the Hector (Minn.) Mirror and the LeRoy (Minn.) Independent. He served one term, 1911 to 1915, as postmaster of LeRoy. He went to Kamiah, Idaho, in June 1918 and purchased the Kamiah Progress; later acquiring interest in the Stites Enterprises and Kooskia Mountaineer.

In 1942 Mr. and Mrs. Prescott moved to Spokane, Wash., where he became associated with the printing firm of Maag and Porter and later with the Shaw Borden Printing Co. until his health failed..

He was a member of the Central Methodist church of Spokane. He is survived by his widow, one daughter, Mrs. Clifford Anderson, of Spokane; one son, Robert, of Placentia, Calif.; one sister, Mrs. C. R. Williams, of San Jose, Calif., and four grandchildren.

Postville Herald newspaper clipping, hand dated 1948, from my mother's obituary collection.
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