Mrs. Korona Ingram Prince

Korona Ingram Prince was born in Mayport, a small community in Jacksonville, Florida to Eartha Mae Ingram and Willie Ingram, Jr. on October 17, 1945. After the death of her mother in 1946, Bertha Sheppard, also known as “Bup,” cared for and raised Korona, her sister, Rosa Lee, alongside Bertha’s goddaughter and son, Elaine and Rodney Dunston. Korona was baptized in First African Baptist Church under the Pastorate of Reverend Leo M. Jones. She attended and graduated in 1963, with honors, from segregated Dunbar High School in Green Cove Springs where she made lifelong friends. As a senior, Korona wrote in her high school yearbook that she wanted to be a registered nurse and marry a doctor within 3 years of graduating. Her life’s journey would take her on a very different path. Korona attended Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona, Florida, where she became a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology in 1967. Korona married twice. First, to Wilbert Bradley and to this union one son, Wilbert Bradley II was born. Korona married her forever best friend and true love, Remer Clifton Prince, who she affectionally called “Cliff,” in 1977 in Rockville, Maryland. They celebrated their 20-year anniversary by renewing their vows in 1997 in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. Korona would become a career federal employee during the Reagan, Bush I, Clinton, Bush II, and Obama years. Korona’s career was trailblazing, starting her career in the Florida State government and then transitioning to the United States Department of Agriculture where she worked in • Environmental Protection Agency as Federal Women’s Program Coordinator • The Office of Civil Rights as an Equal Employment Opportunity Specialist • Agricultural Research Service as an Equal Employment Opportunity Manager • Agricultural Research Service as Deputy Director of Civil Rights • Agricultural Research Service as Director of Civil Rights • Served on the USDA 1890 Colleges and Universities Task Force which was dedicated to recruiting, engaging, retaining, mentoring, and training undergraduate students at the 1890 land-grant institutions, resulting in baccalaureate degrees in the food and agricultural sciences and related fields • Served as a founding member of the USDA Civil Rights Directors Task Force Korona was very active in the Northern Virginia Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, serving as the newsletter editor for several years. Korona was also active in the National Council of Negro Women for several years before she retired. Korona became a registered travel agent; training in domestic and international services in Washington, DC, working with Gaye Henderson, daughter of the founders of Henderson Travel Service, the first Black-owned travel service in the nation. She developed a regular clientele through her agency Korona’s Magic of Travel. She was the go-to agent for cruises, air, and rail services. She specialized in travel to the Caribbean and was an active member of the Silver Spring Chapter of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO). Korona and Cliff loved traveling. They enjoyed cruising, fell in love with the Caribbean Islands, especially Jamaica, and were frequent visitors to Disney World in Orlando. She enjoyed volunteering with Habitat for Humanity Women Build and supporting several local organizations that support education training, and advocacy for young girls. She had an eye for fine jewelry, loved shoe shopping, and enjoyed light gardening, reading, and socializing with friends. Korona lived a full life and touched many lives. Throughout the years she held several nicknames, “Ronnie” in her childhood, “Spring” to Cliff as she represented a renewed phase in his life filled with love, happiness, and adventure, and “KP” by her federal colleagues and Delta sisters. Korona and Cliff made their home in Silver Spring, Maryland for more than 30 years before returning in retirement to Port Saint Lucie, Florida, and later moving to the Metro-Atlanta, Georgia, area. Korona Ingram Prince passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 6, 2022, in Snellville, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her beloved Cliff in March 2020, her parents, and her sister, Rosa Lee Beckett. Left to cherish her memories are her son, Wilbert (Debra) Bradley II, grandchild, Wilbert Bradley III; sister, Shirley May Bradley; stepson, Davey Prince, stepdaughter, Loretta Prince; nieces: Marva Bradley, Katrina Beckett; cousins: Helen Christie, Cecelia Hodge; grandnieces: Kymberly Rose Beckett, Alicia Hurd; godchildren: Selecia Martece Miller, Mavis Thomas, Christina L. Scott, Raynaldo Marchalleck; grand godchild, Zaria D. Miller. She will be direly missed by her close friends, former colleagues, and co-workers. Services entrusted to Gregory B. Levett & Sons Funeral Homes and Crematory Lawrenceville: 770-338-5558

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Mrs. Korona Ingram Prince

October 17, 1945 - October 6, 2022