Fallen Hero: Retired Sergeant First Class Prentiss Edgar Myers

Newton, MS

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Funeral Home

Newton County Funeral Home - South

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Obituary

Military Service Tribute, Honors, and Obituary:

Recognizing and Honoring a Fallen Hero, Who Served Within the Mississippi National Guard. “Fallen, Yet Not Forgotten”.

In recognition of our proud American tradition of honorable service which our military men and women have given to their country and our State, we honor a Fallen Hero.  Our nation, our state, and the National Guard Association of MS (NGAMS) regard the memorializing of its retired military deceased as an honorable and sacred obligation.

Another great Soldier and Fallen Hero has been released from duty, passed from our ranks on July 8, 2025, and has moved on to his heavenly home. Retired Sergeant First Class Prentiss Edgar Myers, age 78, who had served in the 1st Battalion, 204th Air Defense Regiment has departed and gone to a better place with our Lord and Savior.

It takes a special person to serve within the military for their country, giving up their family time, comfort, and safety for their country, ultimately for all Americans to enjoy their freedoms, safety, and way of life. We now applaud you for your service to our country.  A special message from General Douglas McArthur remains applicable today for our servicemen that have passed: “Old Soldiers never die; they just fade away”.

Rest in Peace Soldier.  We applaud your patriotism, sacrifices, and brave efforts in serving our country and your family for their support of your service. We thank you for your service. Without your efforts and your families’ support, our country would not stand so boldly, shine so bright, and live so free.

You now have earned a rest, so go fly with the Angels, go rest high on that mountain; your work on earth is done. Go to heaven a-shoutin’ Love for the Father and the Son.

Another great Soldier has gone home, “Fallen, Yet Not Forgotten, Soldier for Life”.

Obituary, Visitation, and Service details:

Prentiss Edgar Myers, age 78, of Newton, passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at his residence. He was born Friday, July 19, 1946 in Philadelphia, Mississippi to his parents, William Edgar Myers and Mary Ardell Winstead Myers.

Visitation will be held Friday, July 11, 2024 from 9:00 am until 10:45 am, at Newton County Funeral Home – South, 100 Old Highway 15 Loop, Newton. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 am in the funeral home chapel. Burial will follow in Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery with military honors under the direction of Newton County Funeral Home.

Rev. William Savell will officiate.

Prentiss Edgar Myers was a native of Neshoba County, and was a longtime resident of Newton. He was a 1965 graduate of Newton High School. In his professional career, by trade, he was a tractor and implement mechanic, which was his passion. An avid outdoorsman, Mr. Myers was a cattle and poultry farmer. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and uncle. A Christian by faith, he held membership with the First Methodist Protestant Church at Newton. He was retired from the Mississippi Army National Guard with 36 years of service. He also was a member of the local Masonic Order.

He was preceded in death by his parents, one grandson, Will Boswell; one granddaughter, Claire “Tator” Myers; one son-in-law, Scott Doss, one brother, Bruce Myers and one brother-in-law, Stanley Boutwell.

Survivors include his wife, Kathy McElhenney Myers of Newton;  two sons, William  Myers (Carri) of Decatur and Shay Sumrall (Renee) of Waynesboro;  three daughters, Julie Myers Wade (Austin) of Louin, Deanna Butler (Chip) of Brandon and Sonya Myers Boswell of Lawrence; four grandsons, Riley Boswell, Dru Butler, Kyle McLaughlin and Nathan McLaughlin;  ten granddaughters, Ana Lauren Palmer, Katie Ross, Melissa Doyle, Desirae Hutto, Madalynn Myers, Mallory Spears, Ivy Pitts, Grace McLemore, Abby Butler and Callie “Tadpole” Wade and many great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mae Dell Boutwell of Newton and Mary Ann Henriques of Flowood; several nieces and nephews.

Honorary pallbearers will be Austin Wade, Nick McLemore, Wes Spears, Eric McElhenney, Brady McElhenney and Justin Hutto.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Gideons International, Inc., Newton County Camp, P.O. Box 297, Newton, MS 39345.

Newton County Funeral Home – South is in charge of arrangements.

An online guestbook may be signed at www.newtoncountyfuneralhome.com