Raymond B. "Ray" Prince

Raymond B. “Ray” Prince, 69, of Leesburg, IN passed away at 10:59 a.m. on Wednesday, October 29, 2014.   He was born on August 5, 1945 in Chicago, IL to Raymond & Christine (Beezhold) Prince.

He grew up in Chicago, graduated from High School in 1963 and was a United States Army veteran.  He formerly lived in Dyer, IN & South Chicago Heights, IL before moving to the Leesburg / North Webster area 20+ years ago. He retired from the Wawasee Community School Corporation where he was the custodian at North Webster Elementary for many years. He was currently employed for the North Webster YMCA & Community Center for the past 10 years. He was formerly employed at Ace Pest Control in North Webster for several years & Jay’s Potato Chips in Chicago.

He attended the Vineyard Community Church in Syracuse and was a member of American Legion Post 253 in North Webster.

He is survived by:
2 Sons – Charles “Chuck” (Janae) Prince of Merrillville, IN & Christopher (Alexandra) Prince of Brooklyn, NY
3 Grandchildren
Brother – David Prince of Chicago Heights.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Visitation will be from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 8, 2014 at Owen Family Funeral Home, St. Rd. 13 & CR 500N, North Webster, IN. Memorial services will follow at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday in the funeral home with Pastor David Winters of the church officiating. Military rites will be performed at the end of the service by American Legion Post 253 in North Webster.

Memorial bequest may be given to The Vineyard Community Church, 10121 N. State Rd 13, Syracuse, IN 46567.  Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.

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