Mr. Prentice Brewer Obituary (1923

Columbus, Mississippi - Prentice Brewer, 89, passed away, on Saturday, June 30, 2012 at his home, in Columbus. Edgar Prentice Brewer was born April 29, 1923 in West Point to the late Geraldine Marguerite Russell and Edgar Prentice Brewer, Sr. He was the Retired Superintendent of Maintenance at B & W after 27 years service and a member of Fairview Baptist Church. He was a cattleman and loved his working his old homeplace. Mr. Brewer was a wounded veteran of WW II in the U. S. Army having served 32 months in the 512th M.P. Battilion, part of Patton's 3rd Army. Edgar Prentice Brewer married Mary Helen Brewer on May 14, 1950, in West Point. Funeral services will be Monday, July 2, 2012, 10:00 a.m. at Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with the Brother Tommy Gillon officiating, assisted by Reverend Sammy Crawford. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery West Point. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include wife, Mary H. Brewer of Columbus; daughter, Lisa Kay (Hank) Eaves of Tuscaloosa, AL; son, Prentice Kiplin (Gina) Brewer of West Point; three grandchildren, Garrett Blue, Kahlen Swoger and Lacey Brewer; sister, Martha E. "Libby" Harpole of Starkville. His brother, James Kipling Brewer, preceded him in death. Pallbearers will be Steve Harpole, Wayne Harpole, Shag Harpole, Darren Phelps, Tim Chaltry, and Chris Cooper. Honorary Pallbearers will be Dr. J. R. Powell, Auvergne "Smitty" Smith, Herb Ingram, Rex Pumphrey, Charles Bevel, Tommy Fowler, all his former co-workers at Babcock & Wilcox Company. Memorials may be made to Mississippi Children’s Home, 1900 N. West Street, Jackson, MS 39202 or to Bethany Children's Services, 116 Lawrence Avenue #3, Columbus, MS 39702. Visitation will be Sunday, 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Calvert Funeral Home. Friends may leave an online condolence at www.calvertfuneralhome.com End copy