Service to be Held for LTC Carroll Prince

Lieutenant Colonel Carroll Prince was born in Oklahoma City on July 29, 1936. He and his family moved to Holdenville in 1947. Carroll graduated from Fairview High School in 1954. He attended East Central State College, prior to entering the Army. Throughout his extensive military career, he served in the Army National Guard, Full Army Military, and the Army Reserves where he was a commander of a helicopter unit at Alameda, California. Carroll is a decorated veteran; he flew in Vietnam and the Berlin Wall build up where he received the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart for his exemplary service. After returning from Vietnam, he continued his love for flying and became a pilot for TWA in 1967. The family moved to Claremore in 1976 where Carroll finished out his career. After 21 years of flying, he retired early due to a medical condition. During retirement he and Marian became world travelers that avoided the cold at all costs, traveling all over the US settling part time in Sun City, Arizona then finally moving back to Oklahoma in 2001.

Carroll Prince is preceded in death by his father, Herschel Prince, and mother, Beulah; and brother Clyde. He is survived by his loving wife Marian Prince; his daughters Karen Coday and Patricia Dennison, and son Craig Prince and wife Tricia; grandchildren Melissa Garner, Elizabeth Parks and husband Richard, Canon Prince and Cayman Prince; greatgrandchildren Joshua Parks, Britni Parks, Jason Garner, Hudson Garner and Mattison Garner.

Carroll and Marian enjoyed many hobbies throughout their 67-year marriage. Carroll had a love for flying and after retirement he continued to talk his way into the flight simulator as much as possible. But his favorite thing to do was to spend time with his family. He loved to be around his kids and grandkids. He also had a love for the outdoors, spent time fishing whenever he could, took his family camping and water skiing, quail hunting in Kansas, and deer hunting with his son Craig.

Carroll Prince was a retired TWA pilot, decorated Army Veteran, loving father, doting grandfather and greatgrandfather, a great friend, but most of all he was an adoring husband to his amazing wife Marian. He lived a very wonderful life that was full of love and adventure. He touched the lives of so many and will be missed by all those who had the pleasure to know this wonderful man.

Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday, August 16 th, at

Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home.

Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 17 th , at Holdenville Cemetery Chapel with Bill Robinson officiating. Interment will follow at Holdenville Cemetery.

Pallbearers are Ronald Pittman, Donald Pittman, Richard Parks, Joshua Parks, Canon Prince, Jaxon Garner, Lynn (Butch) Wiggs and Curtis Roberts.

Services are under the direction of Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home, Holdenville.