Karen Prince, 79, of Bella Vista, Arkansas, died March 25 ^th , 2022, in Springdale, Arkansas.

She was born on July 6 ^th , 1942, in Amarillo, Texas, to Don and Laurene (Ludden) Van Hooser.

She met Jim Prince when they were students at The University of Oklahoma, and they were wed on December 21 ^st , 1961. They lived in Southern California, Hampton, Virginia and Ledyard, Connecticut. They retired in March 2003, from Interstate Electronics Corp. in Anaheim, California and moved to Bella Vista, Arkansas.

She was a lifelong Presbyterian and a member of the Presbyterian Church of Bella Vista.

Karen was preceded in death by her parents; her son, James and her grandson, Keith.

Survivors include her husband, Jim; her son, William of Derry, New Hampshire; her grandson, Andrew of Belmont, New Hampshire; her granddaughter, Hannah of Columbia, Missouri and her great grandson William of Belmont, New Hampshire.

Arrangements are under the direction of Bella Vista Funeral Home & Crematory.  On-line condolences may be made at www.funeralmation.com.