Evelyn R. (Hill) Prescott

Sanbornton Evelyn Rosalie Hill Prescott, 100, a longtime resident of Sanbornton died peacefully at St. Francis Rehab and Nursing Home in Laconia on Nov 26, 2016. Evelyn was born in Boltonville, VT on January 18, 1916 to Raymond and Edith (Vance) Hill, and spent her childhood on the family dairy farm there. As a teenager the family moved the farm to Woodsville, NH where Evelyn graduated from high school and afterwards attended Concord Business School. She worked for Sen. Styles Bridges, and for the WPA in Concord, NH where, in 1938, she met and married her husband Douglass G. Prescott Sr, architect and officer in the United States Army. They were married until his death in 1989. Evelyn and family moved to Sanbornton in 1947�living first at the Old Tavern and later building a home on Perkins Road. Evelyn was active in the community serving on the school board, the local historical society, the Congregational Church, the Tilton-Northfield Women's Club and the election poles. In the mid-1960s Evelyn established a small preschool in her home where she provided enriching preschool activities for community children for ten years. Evelyn was an expert homemaker, an accomplished cook and an avid gardener. Even now Evelyn's daffodils remain a springtime beauty to behold and a comfort to her loved ones. She is survived by her sons Douglass G Prescott Jr of Sanbornton and Jeffrey A. Prescott (and wife Mabel) of Destin, FL. She leaves grandsons Christian (and wife Margaret), and Tobey Prescott and their mother Pam Prescott; granddaughters Abigail Prescott and Jeanette Prescott and their mother Carolyn Prescott; Rachel Prescott Carney (Dylan), Alana Prescott Stone (Aaron), and Camellia Prescott. Evelyn leaves 5 great grandchildren Tobey Jr., Madeline and Liam Prescott, Asa Stone and Beatrice Carney. The family wishes to extend heartfelt gratitude to the staff of St Francis Rehab and Nursing Center in Laconia for the extraordinary and loving care granted our mother in her last years. Special thanks to Margaret Prescott and to Karen Laurent for their friendship and steadfast devotion to Evelyn. A service will be held on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at 4:30 PM at the Sanbornton Congregational Church, UCC, Tower Hill Road, Sanbornton. A gathering will follow in the undercroft of the church to celebrate Evelyn's life. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to St Francis Rehab and Nursing Center, 406 Court St., Laconia NH 03246, please state in memory of Evelyn Prescott. Condolences to the Prescott Family can be sent to P. O. Box 45, Sanbornton, NH 03269.