Joann Shytle Prince, 77, went home to be with the Lord after a l0-year battle with ovarian cancer on May 2, 20ll.  
Joann was born to the late Vailon and Louvenia Shytle of Green Creek in Polk County.  She graduated valedictorian from Green Creek High School and attended Western Carolina University. She married Albert Jennings Prince on Oct. 4, 1953 and began her storybook life. Joann worked as a ticket agent for Eastern Airlines, but was most proud of being a mother and housewife. A member of St. John’s Baptist Church, Greer, S.C., she loved her family and her church, where she sang in the sanctuary choir.
Surviving are: her husband of 57 years, A. J. Prince; a son, Jay Prince (Rhonda) of Boiling Springs, S.C.; a daughter, Joni Prince Wright (Dr. Joel) of Greer, S.C.; three grandsons, Justin Wright (Amanda) of Durham, N.C., Jacob Wright and John Mark Wright of the home; and a great-granddaughter, Maggie Wright. Also surviving are two brothers, John O. Shytle (Jody) and Larry D. Shytle, both of Green Creek.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, May 5, 2011 in the St. John’s Baptist Church (Groveland Baptist facilities across from The Lighting Center) in Greer, S.C.
The family will receive friends from 12:45 – 1:45 p.m. Thursday just prior to the service in the fellowship hall of St. John’s Baptist Church.
A private burial will be held in Green Creek First Baptist Church Cemetery, Green Creek.
Memorials may be made to the music department of St. John’s Baptist Church, P.O. Box 2353, Greer, S.C. 29652 or to the Interim Healthcare Hospice, 155 Deacon Tiller Court, Duncan, S.C. 29334.
An on-line guest register may be signed at www.mcfarlandfuneralchapel.com.
McFarland Funeral Chapel, Tryon.