Message #23852

[Lainie]

Jason Hill Prescott November 28, 2009

Jason Hill Prescott, 40, died Saturday, November 28, 2009.
A funeral service will be conducted Wednesday at 11 am in The Memorial Baptist Church, by his current and former pastors. Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery.
A native of Greenville, Jason was a graduate of J.H. Rose High School. He received a BSBA degree in accounting from Appalachian State University in 1991 and became a CPA in 1994. He began his accounting career at Overton’s, Inc., in 1991. In 1993, Jason joined C. Eugene Prescott, CPA, his father’s firm, where he later became a partner. In 2005, he joined Bill Clark Homes as Controller.
Jason’s professional affiliations included American Institute of CPAs, the North Carolina Association of CPAs, and the Coastal Plains Chapter of the NCACPA. He served on the AICPA Tax Division’s Member Tax Practice Improvement Committee, the AICPA Top Ten Technologies Tax Force, the AICPA Tax Division’s Tax Technology Committee, and the Coastal Plains Chapter of the NCACPA Continuing Education Committee. He was a co-presenter of technological programs at tax and computer conferences for the AICPA, the Virginia Society of CPAs, and the Coastal Plains Chapter of NCACPA.
A life-long member of The Memorial Baptist Church, Jason served in various capacities including the Diaconate, the Royal Ambassadors, the Technology Committee, the Financial Review Committee, and the Stewardship Committee. He was currently serving as an active member of the Administrative Deacons, the Audio Visual Task Force, and the Finance Team, to which he dedicated much of his time and energy and was its incoming Chair for 2010. He also enjoyed volunteering with the Baptist Men’s Disaster Relief efforts.
Jason was an avid NASCAR fan, who along with his wife Ruthi developed many meaningful friendships with fellow fans around the country. He also enjoyed biking, church league softball, and water sports at the family’s cottage at Bath.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents William Oliver and Nina Bryan Taylor of Richlands, NC, and Clarence Poe and Fannie Hill Prescott of Carthage, NC.
He is survived by his:
wife, Ruthi Grossnickle Prescott;
son, Jordan Wilder Prescott of Greenville;
daughter, Lakin Ashley Prescott of Greenville;
step-daughter, Heather Lynne Mann, of Woodbridge, VA;
parents, C. Eugene and Adell Taylor Prescott of Greenville;
brother, Jeffrey Taylor Prescott of Montpelier, VT;
sister, Gina Prescott Beaman and husband, Stephen Mark, of Winterville;
nieces, Emma Kathleen Prescott and Taylor Cauley Beaman;
nephew, Stephen Prescott Beaman;
the mother of his children, Laurie Little McPhillips of Greenville; and
his mother-in-law, Shirley Grossnickle of Greenville.
The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6 to 8 pm at Wilkerson Funeral Home and at other times at 1416 Addison Court, Windsor (Subdivision), and 106 Williamsburg Drive, Lynndale.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to the Operating Fund of The Memorial Baptist Church, 1510 Greenville Blvd., SE, Greenville, NC 27858.