Byron Eldred Prescott
1920 - 1989 (68 years)-
Name Byron Eldred Prescott Nickname Press Born 30 Apr 1920 Madisonville, Madison County, Texas, USA 
Gender Male Died 17 Apr 1989 Odessa, Ector County, Texas, USA Buried 18 Apr 1989 Sunset Memorial Gardens - Odessa, Texas, USA Person ID I16679 Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree Last Modified 3 Feb 2026
Father Edward Byron Prescott, b. 5 Sep 1896, Grand Saline, Van Zandt County, Texas, USA , d. 22 Jun 1976, Odessa, Ector County, Texas, USA (Age 79 years) Mother Gertie Eugene Coldiron, b. 6 Apr 1901, Madison County, Texas, USA , d. 22 Jun 1976, Odessa, Ector County, Texas, USA (Age 75 years) Married Dec 1916 Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA Family ID F7325 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Betsy Doris Taylor, b. 1925, Shanghai, China , d. Queensland, Australia Children + 1. R.C. Robilliard Last Modified 3 Feb 2026 Family ID F7384 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Mary Nell McElroy, b. 14 May 1922, Hico, Hamilton County, Texas, USA , d. 23 Aug 1983, Odessa, Ector County, Texas, USA (Age 61 years) Married 12 Oct 1946 Stanton, Martin County, Texas, USA Divorced 27 Jan 1976 Odessa, Ector County, Texas, USA Children 1. B.R. Prescott + 2. R.B. Prescott Last Modified 30 Jan 2026 Family ID F7326 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 3 Clara Louise Ellington, b. 16 Nov 1935, St. Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA , d. 3 Nov 1985, St. Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA (Age 49 years) Divorced 19 May 1981 Odessa, Ector County, Texas, USA Last Modified 3 Feb 2026 Family ID F7383 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 30 Apr 1920 - Madisonville, Madison County, Texas, USA 
Married - 12 Oct 1946 - Stanton, Martin County, Texas, USA 
Divorced - 27 Jan 1976 - Odessa, Ector County, Texas, USA Divorced - 19 May 1981 - Odessa, Ector County, Texas, USA Died - 17 Apr 1989 - Odessa, Ector County, Texas, USA 
Buried - 18 Apr 1989 - Sunset Memorial Gardens - Odessa, Texas, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Byron Eldred Prescott
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U.S. World War II Draft Card - Byron Eldred Prescott
Name: Byron Eldred Prescott
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 21
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 30 Apr 1920
Birth Place: Madisonville, Texas, USA
Residence Place: Kermit, Winkler, Texas, USA
Registration Date: 1 Jul 1941
Registration Place: H. L. Williams
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 170 lbs.
Complexion: Light Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Next of Kin: Mrs. E. B. Prescott
Forsan Youth Gets Discharge
Published in The Big Spring Herald on September 2, 1945
Death Notice of Byron Eldred "Press" Prescott
Published in The Odessa American on April 17, 1989
Obituary of Byron Eldred "Press" Prescott
Published in The Odessa American on April 18, 1989
Headstones 
Headstone of Byron Eldred "Press" Prescott
Sunset Memorial Gardens - Odessa, Texas, USA
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Notes - Death Notice:
Bryan Prescott
Services for Bryan Prescott, 68, 605 W. 69th St., are pending at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
He died today at Medical Center Hospital.
(Published in The Odessa American on April 17, 1989)
- Obituary:
B.E. Prescott
Graveside services for B.E. "Press" Prescott, 68, 605 W. 69th St., were scheduled for 2 p.m. today in Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Prescott died Monday at Medical Center Hospital. He was born April 30, 1920, in Madisonville. He married Mary McElroy.
Mr. Prescott had lived in Odessa for 38 years. He was a truck driver for Dale Meyer Trucking Co. He was a U.S. Army World War II veteran. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Survivors include two sons, Billy Prescott of Odessa and Randy Prescott of Lufkin; and a grandchild.
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
(Published in The Odessa American on April 18, 1989)
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