Born June 19, 1947, in Catawba County, he was the son of Pearl Lee Benfield Prince of Hickory and the late Daniel Prescott Prince.
Monty had worked in the furniture industry as a shipping clerk and was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served during the Vietnam War and was a Purple Heart recipient.
Left to cherish his memory are his mother, Pearl Lee Benfield Prince of Hickory; daughter, Ginger Icenhour and husband, David of Hickory; brother Tony Prince of Hickory; sister, Deborah Johnson of Icard; three grandchildren, Chrissi Icenhour, Caisey Pyatte and husband, Alan and Daniel Icenhour; three great-grandchildren, Addison, Dalton and Jathan.
The funeral will be conducted Saturday, January 11, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Drum Funeral Home in Conover. Following the service military rites will be presented by Newton American Legion Post 16.
The family will receive friends prior to the service from 1:00 to 1:45 p.m. at Drum Funeral Home in Conover.
In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests that memorials be made to Catawba Regional Hospice, 3795 Robinson Road, Newton, NC 28658
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