Frances Marcella Sears Prescott, daughter of Frances D. and John M. Sears was born in Elkin September 15,1942  passed away February 21  at the Howard Woltz Hospice Home. She graduated Elkin High School attended Salem College, then worked at Security Life and Trust Co. in Winston Salem.   When she went North to visit her close high school friend on Cape Cod, Mass. she met Robert L. Prescott. They were married at Hyannisport and she convinced him that the weather in  North Carolina was preferable.

In Elkin, she was a long time employee of Brendle's Inc. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Elkin , whose members nurtured her with encouragement  during her illness  .

Marcella was a  funny, feisty, quick witted and well informed, compassionate person , a treasure to know and easy to love. Her favorite passtime was reading and feeding and watching birds and her flowers grow, which Bob planted for her.

Surviving are her husband Bob, daughter Tracy Scott, special granddaughter  Jessica Prescott, Nathan Carter and Kayla Pope, grandchildren  and four great grandchildren, also sister Laura  and Ross Fox , brother, John E. Sears and wife Carla Hume-Sears, niece Martha Fox and devoted  friend Mary Alice Fox-Woodard.

Memorials to the Howard Woltz Hospice Home are gratefully appreciated, their compassionate care was experienced by the entire family.

A memorial service will be announced in late spring