Harvey Newton Prettyman Jr.

Harvey Newton Prettyman, Jr., went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, April 3, 2015. He was 88 years young. He was born on June 19, 1926, outside Bethlehem, MD, to Harvey N. Prettyman, Sr. and Maude Stevens Prettyman. They moved to Easton when he was a small child. He attended schools in Easton, graduating from Idlewild High School. After high school, he was drafted into the Army and fought in World War II, in the European Theater. When Harvey returned home, he met and fell in love with Ruth Anna Foster of Centreville, MD. They were married for sixty years before she preceded him in death, on August 26, 2010. Mr. Prettyman first hauled mail as a teenager with a horse and wagon from the local train station to the post office for his father. For 43 years and most of his career, he ran a trucking company that hauled bulk mail for the U.S. Postal Service. He was a lifelong member of the First Baptist Church. He loved ministering to God’s people there, doing whatever was needed. He taught Sunday School for years, was a Deacon, and a Trustee. He even once sang in the choir just to get other men to do the same. But church was not the only place he ministered. He ministered to people every day through helping to meet their needs and encouraging them, as he was an eternal optimist. Mr. Prettyman was also preceded in death by his daughter-in-law, Connie Mitchell Prettyman of Arnold, MD; and two sisters, Dorothy Spear of Cambridge, MD, and Evelyn Marville of Greencastle, PA, and their children; Ronnie Spear of Cambridge, MD, and Wayne Marville of Greencastle, PA. He is survived by two sons, Steve Prettyman of Arnold and Keith Prettyman and wife Carol of Easton; six grandchildren, Travis Prettyman, Caressa von Lindenberg, Levi Prettyman, Ashley Stoker (Todd), Anna Fenzel (Christopher), and Brian Prettyman; and four great-grandsons. He is also survived by a very special friend, Joyce Cohee of Preston. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, April 9, 2015, at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Easton, with visitation one hour before, at 10 a.m. Burial will follow at New Spring Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the First Baptist Church, in care of the “Building Fund”, 115 Idlewild Ave, Easton, MD 21601.

Harvey Newton Prettyman Jr.

June 19, 1926 - April 3, 2015