Mary Tom McDade Prince
March 12, 1926 ~ February 3, 2006
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Mary Tom McDade “Tommie” Prince, 79, formerly of Vermont Avenue, Asheville, died Friday, February 3, 2006, at the Brian Center in Hendersonville.
Mrs. Prince was born in Buncombe County and was a daughter of the late William Arthur McDade, Sr. and Annie Cook McDade. She was married to Robert Matthew Prince, Sr., who died September 8, 2003, and was also preceded in death by two sisters, Betty Ann Whiteside and Effie Evans and two brothers, E.B. McDade and William Arthur McDade, Jr. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church.
Surviving are three sons, Robert M. Prince, Jr. and his wife Margie of Edgewater, MD, Gary Alan Prince and his wife Pamela of St. Petersburg, FL and Daniel McDade Prince and his wife Leigh of Hendersonville; two sisters, Chloe Thompson of Asheville and Dorothy Kolar of Palm Harbor, FL; two grandchildren, Michael Prince and Natalie Rollins and two great-grandchildren, Naomi Prince and Cierra Rollins.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Monday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Rev. Donald N. Welborn officiating. Burial will be at Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery.
Her family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.
Memorials may be made to Four Seasons Hospice, PO Box 2395, Hendersonville, NC 28793.
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Love you mamaw Tommie from Mike,Allison and Naomi. We will miss you.
Love you mamaw Tommie,from your granddaughter and great-granddaughter. You will be missed, we love you. Natalie and Cierra.
May God bless your family with His peace and strength during this difficult time and in the days ahead. Your family is in my thoughts and prayers.
With sympathy and love,
Spanky & Louise Rice
danny&family,
jim &i are so sorry to hear of tommie’s passing,if there is anything we can do,please let us know.
love to all,
jim &lssa
In Deepest Sympothy, You and your family will be in our prayers.
May God be with you.
Love Rhonda & Frank Cramer
Mary Tom’s Family, Having grown up on Middlemont Ave. off Sulphur Springs Rd. I can remember the McDade Family living on the street named for them. Mary Tom was in our Class of 43 and now brings the total known deceased to 177. Regardless of age, health, or other circumstances we are never ready to give up our loved ones. Our Faith and our friends sustain us and we hope it helps in some small way to know others do care. Joe Clark
WE WILL MISS HER
Aunt’ Tommie,
You were my second Mom in my earliest years. Your love has been a blessing my whole life, and your friendship one of my mother’s lifelong treasures. You, ‘Uncle’ Bob, Danny, Gary, and Bobby are in my thoughts and prayers. I know you are with my Mom and Dad, Uncle Bob, your folks and siblings, and other loved ones who’ve passed on, and am glad for that. But we will miss you here, and look forward to the day when we can be with you again.
Love forever,
Suzy
Mary Tom was a dear friend of mine when we were growing up. She was with me when I married Jack and you never saw one of us without the other. You’ll be in my thoughts and prayers in the coming weeks and months.
Dear Danny, Gary, Bobby, and Families,
I am so sorry for your loss. Aunt Tommy was Suzanne’s, Bobby’s, and my second mother for many years and you were our family. It was hard to be so far away from her and Uncle Bob all these years and it’s hard to let her go now. But I’d like to think that she and mom are relaxing over a beer and having a good laugh like back in the day. You three will always have your three Maryland ‘cousins’ whenever you need us and you are in our thoughts and prayers as you face life without your mother. I know diabetes began taking her away from you bit by bit long ago; it’s a cruel disease. And I know it’s been difficult for you (especially you, Danny) to try to do right by her and take care of your own family, too. But her suffering is over and I hope you can take comfort in knowing you did your best to care for her during her final years. I will make a donation in her memory to the American Diabetes Association.
Love,
Linda
Mary Tom and I were great friends in high school and I have thought of her often in these past years. I am so sorry to hear of her death, my sincere condolences to her family.
I am sorry to here of your loss..
Cindy
My thoughts and prayers are with all of you during this difficult time.
As one of her school mates, Iam sorry to hear of Mary Toms’ passing. We were in school many years together and often discussed her father’s fruit/veggie stand over my father’s grocery store, across the street from each other. Also had a lot of fun. May God bless her and the entire family. Henry May of May’s Market
My Prayers are with you in your time of grief: Thank you for letting Hospice care for your loved one : Rev. Jerald Willing Chaplain