Charles Prentice

Charles Prentice was born Feb. 22, 1940 and passed away on Sept. 19, 2018. He had been a resident of Cheney since 1952. He was born in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho, and moved to Seattle as an infant. 

His parents settled in Cheney when he was 12 years old and he graduated from Cheney High School in 1959. He joined the U.S. Army as a senior and swore in after graduation, serving for eight years.

He worked for the Sprague Grange Supply for 35 years. He was an enrolled member of the Coeur d' Alene Tribe of Indians, a lifetime member of the American Legion and an avid elk hunter, deer hunter and salmon fisherman. 

He was preceded in death by his wife of 43 years, Carol, in 2014, his son, Charles Prentice, Jr. in 1968 and his grandson, Andrew Prentice in 2007. 

He is survived by his daughters, Brenda Prentice, Shelly Bauge and Barbara Beck; his grandsons, Cory Beck and Logan Beck; granddaughter, Stephanie Rosell, and great-granddaughter Elizabeth Prentice.

He will be interred at Spokane Memorial Gardens. 

There will be no memorial service.