Mrs. Prencipe, 92, of Charlotte, went home to be with our Lord on Saturday, January 8, 2011 at home with her family by her side and under the care of hospice.
Her family will receive friends from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 14, 2011 at McEwen Funeral Service, Mint Hill Chapel, 7428 Matthews-Mint Hill Road, with her funeral service to follow at 11:00 a.m. in the funeral home chapel. The Rev. Dr. Robin D. Fisher will officiate. Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens.
Born December 25, 1918 in Wilmington, NC, Mrs. Prencipe was a daughter of the late Charlie Dudley Shelley and Vencie Mincey Shelley. They later moved to Loris, SC (Horry County.) She graduated from Loris High School and a business school in Atlanta, GA. Mrs. Prencipe was married to Leonard Prencipe until his death in 1994. They lived in Charlotte most of their married life. In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Prencipe was preceded in death by two sons, Lenny and Mike.
Mrs. Prencipe is survived by one sister, Patsy Juan Shelley Brafford, with whom she made her home for the past several years. Also surviving are her grandchildren, Gene Matsuura and Miyoko Matsuura, both of Japan; daughter-in-law, Junko Matsuura of Japan; nephews, Gregg and Darrell Brafford, Dillon and Ben Brafford, Terry and Barry Oelschlaeger, and Eric, Karen and Matthew Oelschlaeger; sisters-in-law, Mary Berti and Philamena Chuey of Houston, PA, and Josephine Liberatoer of Canonsburg, PA.
Mrs. Prencipe was a member of Eastern Hills Baptist Church and was a former member of Chantilly Baptist Church; now known as Cornerstone Baptist Church. She served in numerous areas of the church. She worked for the Army in the Pentagon in Washington, DC. After moving to Charlotte, she worked in the public library.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Eastern Hills Baptist Church, 4855 Albemarle Road, Charlotte, NC 28205 or Presbyterian Hospice & Palliative Care, PO Box 33549, Charlotte, NC 28233-3549.
The family offers their sincere appreciation to Trudy Krome, Sally Clark and Margie Jordan from the church for their visits, calls and love over the years. As a special thanks to her caregiver, Shirley Griffin for all the love and care she gave over the past few weeks.
Arrangements under the direction of McEwen Funeral Service-Mint Hill Chapel, Charlotte, NC.
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