Eva Bowen Prince

Eva Bowen Prince, wife of the late Willie Earl Prince, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 12, 2023, at the age of 84. Born in Mecklenburg County on November 23, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Algie Lewis Bowen and the late Mildred Wilkerson Bowen. Eva was a Bluestone High class of 1957 graduate. She was a retired insurance agent after many years, but early in her working career, Eva was with Burlington Industries for 8 years and Tidewater Memorial Hospital for 5 years. Eva supported and was very active assisting her husband with his activities as a Shriner. She was a member of Averett Baptist Church.

Eva is survived by her sons, Ronald Prince and his wife, Marcia, of Goldsboro, NC, Michele Prince and his wife, Pat, of Wrightsville Beach, NC, and Samuel Prince, and wife Linda, of Virginia Beach, VA; brothers, Ike Thurmon Bowen and Algie Junior Bowen, and a sister, Lois Bowen Jackson. In addition to her husband, Eva was preceded in death by brothers, Alvin Gray Bowen, Amos Edward Bowen, Lewis Franklin Bowen, and Carlton Sylvester Bowen.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, January 16 in the chapel at Watkins Cooper Lyon Funeral Home with burial to follow in the Bowen Family Cemetery. The Reverend Jimmy Garland will officiate the service. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Shriners Hospital for Children in Greenville, NC https://www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org/en/Locations/greenville

Watkins Cooper Lyon Funeral Home is honored to serve the Prince family and offers online condolences as well as many other resources by visiting their website, www.watkinscooperlyon.com or by going to their Facebook page.