Betty Faye Prince

A celebration of a life well lived for Betty Faye Barron Prince will be held February 2, 2026 at 1 p.m. at Eastwood Baptist Church, 2810 US HWY 80 in Haughton, La. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. until the time of service, with refreshments served. Burial will follow at Haughton Cemetery, located by the railroad tracks on US HWY 157. Pallbearers will be: Nate Powell, Landon Sullivan, Brant Register, Lee Hodge, Barron Prince, Daniel Barron, Brandon Barron and Kasey Barron.

Betty Faye Barron Prince was born December 16, 1941, to her lovely parents, Hiram J Barron and Betty Lou Barron of Pollock, Louisiana. She grew up in the backwoods of Central Louisiana on the family farm. After a fire took their home, they survived in a tent while her dad built their family home. She picked cotton, canned food, made syrup, made their own soap, raised and butchered chickens, cows and hogs. They did not have running water until she was in high school. She did this alongside her older brothers Wallace and Ottis Barron and younger sister, Verda Barron, all of whom preceded her in death.

Betty is survived by her three children—oldest daughter LaDonna Sullivan and husband Ron Sullivan; her son Howard “Rowdy” Prince Jr and his fiancée Amy Bloxom; and daughter Lynda Prince. Eight grandchildren, known to some of them as “Oma”, the Dutch word for grandmother—Landon Sullivan and wife Jeta, Rachel Ackerman and husband Joey, Brant Register, Lee Hodge and wife Jeanna, Barron Prince, Calista Prince and boyfriend Ashton, Nathanial Powell and Justin Powell. Eight great-grandchildren—MaKayla, Ava, Liam, Alek, Natalia, Sloane, Olivia, and her newest, named after her dad, Hiram. Numerous extended family--nieces, nephews, Red Hat sisters, friends and her Eastwood Baptist Church family. All of whom she loved dearly, was immensely proud of and spent lots of time on shared trips and adventures.

After graduating from Pollock High School, she attended Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana before moving to San Antonio, Texas where she met the love her life and father of her children, Howard C Prince Sr., who served in the United States Air Force. They would be moved and stationed in many places across the globe, including Zeist, Netherlands where she gave birth to LaDonna and Rowdy; Maine where she gave birth to Lynda; Okinawa, Japan and many other moves before landing in what she ended up calling home, Haughton, Louisiana.

Betty was a hard worker, often keeping part-time jobs throughout her career, including running a call center for Elliot Stonecipher, working for Centuries Memorial Funeral Home and Eastwood Baptist Church nursery. She earned her cosmetic beauty license, cut hair part-time and even owned and operated her own beauty shop “Betty’s Lil’ Beauty Shop”. She worked for the Louisiana State Health Department, where she was promoted to supervisor and then to regional supervisor by Governor Buddy Roemer. Retiring after 30 years of service she went to work for her son, Rowdy, helping him build up his various businesses, where she worked for over 11 years until her health could no longer allowed.

Betty was very talented and enjoyed many hobbies, including mowing, and especially loved tending to her flower gardening, along with cooking, making jelly, knitting, crocheting, and sewing-often teaching sewing to 4-H classes. She sewed most of her and her family’s clothes. She would also sew the Pep Squad uniforms, wedding dresses, and prom dresses. She could be driving down the road and see an outfit she liked, draw it out, go get the fabric and have it to wear the following week. She also loved oil painting, bowling, baking and decorating cakes, attending the Captains’ baseball games, supporting all of her children’s and grandchildren’s extracurricular activities and was always game for learning something new.

Betty had an adventurous spirit and loved life and spending time with friends and family. She liked to motorcycle ride, fish, camp, canoe, kayak, tube, riding in boats, ziplining, four-wheeler riding-especially on the back with her grandson, Barron, trying to get her really muddy. She also enjoyed going to the movies, going to concerts and plays. She was part of the “Red Hat” group where they enjoyed dinners, Bunko games, trips or just fun nights with her “Red Hat” sisters. They had so much fun and were so good to her.

Betty loved to travel and kept a travel bag packed at all times for her next adventure, whether with her children, other family members, church groups or even stranger who never stayed strangers for long. She had an interest in everyone’s life and was remarkable at keeping up with everyone’s families and their needs, never judging--just caring.

Betty was active in many churches serving as Sunday school teacher, church librarian, and many choirs. She was a longtime member of Eastwood Baptist Church where she attended the Joy Sunday School class and truly found so much “joy” in this class. She was also a monetary starter for Eastwood nursery preschool. She loved her Lord and her church family with all her heart and soul. She was always so gracious, thoughtful and generous with her time. She visited nursing homes for years and volunteered cutting hair for the VA Hospital. She was always checking on friends in need with food, gift bags, encouragement and more. She cherished 18 years with her beloved fur-baby Snowflake, and after her passing, she found love again in her new fur-baby, Fluffy, who brought her great comfort and joy. She had her motto that summed up her way of living life: Faith, Family, Friends, Fun…in that order. She will be missed but never forgotten by all that knew her. She gave so much and expected so little.

The family would like to express our sincerest appreciation and love to Dr. Zibari and the Willis Knighton Transplant Center, for the gift of nine bonus years. She lived more in those nine years than some people live in a lifetime.