JANIE PRINCE
A public viewing for Janie Prince will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday at the mortuary. Funeral services will be private.
Janie Prince was born on Sept. 4, 1953, in Sumter. She was raised as the first daughter of the late Stephen and Marie E. Andrews Gilyard and was the biological daughter of the late Rosa Lee Williams.
Janie was educated in the public schools of Sumter. She was a loving and passion-filled woman. She was affectionately known to many as Monk, Murdock, Monkey Doo, Otis and several other nicknames due to her spontaneous relationships with family, friends and being a help to others her whole life. She played softball for many years with the Sumter Hawks softball team and was an avid baseball fan of the Atlanta Braves. She also enjoyed her favorite pastimes of soap operas, watching the news and word search puzzles. She loved to cook and was formerly employed for many years in the restaurant and food services industry.
In addition to her parents, Janie was preceded in death by her husband, Norris Prince, to whom she was married for 31 years; a sister, Minnie Pearl Williams McBride; father-in-law, Samuel E. Prince; mother-in-law, Mary Lee Cousar Prince; three brothers-in-law; and two sisters-in-law.
Jannie departed this life on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, in Atlanta.
Janie leaves to cherish her memories: a beloved and faithful son, Quincy O'Dell Williams and wife, Angel, of Hopkins; two brothers, Archie Lee Andrews and Leon (Joyce Ann) Lowery, both of Sumter; three sisters, Jeanette (James Herbert) Harrison and Rosetta (James Lee) Lowery, both of Sumter, and Henrietta Galloway of Newport News, Virginia; one grandson, Garrison Williams; two granddaughters, Victoria and Erin Williams; three additional brothers-in-law, John Galloway Sr., Daniel (Ella M.) Prince and Levern (Anette) Prince; and five additional sisters-in-law, Shirley (Robert) Nero, Diane (Larry) Graham, Kathleen (Dennis) Doctor, Carteal Prince and Jeanie Mae Prince; and a host of nieces, nephews, other family members and friends, who will truly miss her.
Janie leaves two devoted friends in Atlanta, Lucy Bowman and Vernon; and a dear friend in Sumter, Henrietta Peterson.
She was also preceded in death by a special friend, Lucille Peterson.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association (https://www2.heart.org/) or to plant a tree in memory of Janie Bell Williams Prince, please visit our floral store.
Services entrusted to Whites Mortuary LLC Ministry in the Market Place.