Milton LeRoy Prescott

1922 - 1976  (53 years)

• Name	Milton LeRoy Prescott
  Born	2 Apr 1922	Madisonville, Madison County, Texas, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	6 Mar 1976	Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, USA
  Buried	8 Mar 1976	Trinity Memorial Park - Big Spring, Texas, USA
  Person ID	I16680	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	30 Jan 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	Gladys Virginia Burr,   b. 7 Aug 1925, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas, USA ,   d. 4 Jun 1977, San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, USA  (Age 51 years)
  Married	27 Aug 1946	Colorado City, Mitchell County, Texas, USA
  Divorced	Dec 1963	Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, USA
  Children	+ 1. Glenda June Prescott,   b. 11 Jul 1946, Hobbs, Lea County, New Mexico, USA ,   d. 3 Aug 2017, Odessa, Ector County, Texas, USA  (Age 71 years) + 2. N.L. Prescott + 3. Donald Ray Prescott,   b. 26 Dec 1949, Hobbs, Lea County, New Mexico, USA ,   d. 25 Dec 2000, Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, USA  (Age 50 years)
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2026
  Family ID	F7330	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Sylvia Iris Lewis,   b. 10 Nov 1920, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, USA ,   d. 29 Dec 2009, Albany, Shackelford County, Texas, USA  (Age 89 years)
  Married	1 Apr 1971	Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, USA
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2026
  Family ID	F7331	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 2 Apr 1922 - Madisonville, Madison County, Texas, USA Married - 27 Aug 1946 - Colorado City, Mitchell County, Texas, USA Divorced - Dec 1963 - Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, USA Married - 1 Apr 1971 - Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, USA Died - 6 Mar 1976 - Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, USA Buried - 8 Mar 1976 - Trinity Memorial Park - Big Spring, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Forsan Youth Gets Discharge Published in The Big Spring Herald on September 2, 1945
  		U.S. World War II Draft Card - Milton LeRoy Prescott Name: Milton LeRoy Prescott Gender: Male Race: White Age: 23 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 2 Apr 1922 Birth Place: Madisonville, Texas, USA Residence Place: Forsan, Howard, Texas, USA Registration Date: 6 Dec 1945 Registration Place: Forsan, Howard, Texas, USA Employer: Unemployed - Just Been Discharged From the U.S. Army Height: 5' 6" Weight: 160 lbs. Complexion: Light Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Hazel Next of Kin: Mr. E. D. Prescott [E. B. Prescott]
  		Prescott Joins Sheriff's Force Published in The Big Spring Herald on May 18, 1950
  		Divorce Record of Milton LeRoy Prescott and Gladys Virginia Burr Prescott Published in The Big Spring Herald on December 29, 1963
  		Marriage License Announcement of Milton LeRoy Prescott and Sylvia Iris Lewis Wilkins Published in The Big Spring Herald on April 2, 1971
  		Obituary of Milton LeRoy Prescott Published in The Odessa American on March 8, 1976

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of Milton LeRoy Prescott Trinity Memorial Park - Big Spring, Texas, USA Plot: Olivet Section

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: MILTON PRESCOTT BIG SPRING (Staff) - Milton LeRoy Prescott, 53, died Saturday night in a Big Spring hospital following a long illness. He was the brother of B.E. Prescott of Odessa. Services were to be today at the Nalley-Pickle Rosewood Chapel with burial in Trinity Memorial Park. Prescott was born April 2, 1922 in Madisonville, moved to Forsan in 1924 and was a pumper for Marathon Oil Co. until his retirement in 1970. He moved to Junction for two years, then back to Forsan. He married Sylvia Wilkins April 1, 1971. He was an Army veteran of World War II. a member of the Big Spring Church of Christ, the VFW and the American Legion. Survivors include his wife, one son, two daughters, four stepsons, his parents, four grandchildren and four step grandchildren. (Published in The Odessa American on March 8, 1976)