Michael Lee Prince

Michael Lee Prince obituary, Newbern, TN

Michael Lee Prince

Michael Prince Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Johnson-Williams Funeral Home on Oct. 31, 2025.

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Michael Lee Prince, 71,of Dyersburg, Tennessee died on Thursday, October 30, 2025, at West Tennessee Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital in Dyersburg, Tennessee.
Born Monday, August 23, 1954, in Dyersburg, Tennessee, he was one of three children born to the late LeRoy Prince and the late Mattie Mae French Prince.
Michael was a former employee of Okeena Exterminating Company, where he was known for his dependable work ethic and friendly spirit. He enjoyed the simple pleasures of life, especially spending time playing the guitar and caring for the animals he loved so dearly.
Cremation services for Mr. Prince are under the direction of Johnson-Williams Funeral Home.
He leaves to cherish his memory, one brother, Buddy Prince of Newbern, Tennessee; one sister, Jesselyn Prince of Newbern, Tennessee; niece, Shelby Ford of Dyersburg, Tennessee and nephew, John Russell Thrasher (Shelley) of Newbern, Tennessee.
Online condolences may be made to the family at johnsonwilliamsfuneralhome.com. Johnson-Williams Funeral Home is honored to serve the family Michael Lee Prince.
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