Individual Details

Oscar Edward Prince Jr.

(28 Jun 1922 - 26 May 2012)

Source Location: Pocahontas, Arkansas, date of death, 26 May 2012: Pocahontas- Oscar Edward Prince, Jr. 89 passed away Friday, son of the late Oscar Edward Prince, Sr. and Lockie (Campbell) Prince. He was preceded by his parents, father-in-law Perry Kirkpatrick and Mother-in-law Lorene Kirkpatrick and 2 grandsons, Phillip Raglin and Lane Williams. He is survived by his wife Dorothy Prince of the home, 2 sons Eddie and Pat Prince both of Pocahontas and 2 daughters Vicki Kincade of Pocahontas and Tina Williams of Paragould. 7 grandchildren Rob Raglin, Rachel Hagood, Elizabeth Corey, Michael Prince, Rebekah Prince, Lucas Williams and Marcus Williams and 5 great-grandchildren. He served as a radio Operator on a an airplane during many major WWII Engagements in Europe Including the Normandy invasion. He was a former Elder of Skaggs Church of Christ. He served on the Board of Directors of Randolph County Hospital Board, Randolph County Farm Bureau, Pocahontas School Board, Randolph County Soil Conservation, Randolph County Quorum Court and NEA Horse Show Association. He was the first and only Mayor of East Pocahontas. Service will be Wednesday at 10:00 in The Chapel of McNabb Funeral home. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 P M Tuesday in the Chapel. Burial will follow in the Masonic Cemetery with Gerald and Jon Fears officiating. Military honors by Promberger-Traw Post 4556. Pallbearers Rob Raglin, Michael Prince, Lucas Williams, Doris Williams, Bill Gay and Richard Rapert. Source Information: Ancestry .com. U.S. Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.

Events

BirthAbt 1922
Birth28 Jun 1922Randolph Co., Arkansas
Marriage25 Nov 1949Randolph Co., Arkansas - Dorothy Lee Kirkpatrick
Death26 May 2012Pocahontas, Randolph Co., Arkansas
Alt nameOscar Prince
ResidencePocahontas, Randolph Co., Arkansas
BurialMasonic Cemetery, Pocahontas, Randolph Co., Arkansas

Families

SpouseDorothy Lee Kirkpatrick (1930 - 2018)
ChildVickie Lee Prince (1951 - )
ChildOscar Edward "Eddie" Prince III (1952 - 2016)
ChildMichael Patrick Prince (1957 - )
ChildTina Louise Prince (1964 - )
FatherOscar Edward Prince (1890 - 1956)
MotherLockie Campbell (1888 - 1958)

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com, Arkansas County Marriages, 1837-1957 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

2. Social Security Death Index.

3. 1940 Census Randolph Co., Arkansas.

4. Ancestry.com, Arkansas County Marriages, 1837-1957 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

5. Obituary of Oscar Edward Prince, Jr., Source Information: Ancestry .com. U.S. Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011..

6. Ancestry.com, Arkansas County Marriages, 1837-1957 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

7. Ancestry.com, Arkansas County Marriages, 1837-1957 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

8. Obituary of Oscar Edward Prince, Jr., Source Information: Ancestry .com. U.S. Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011..