Mr. Benjamin A. Price, Sr.

PRICE, Mr. Benjamin A. Sr. - Age 71, passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at Hurley Medical Center. Family hour 10:00 AM Thursday July 21, 2016 from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., with funeral service commencing immediately at 11:00 AM. Rev. Lester Buckley officiating. Interment Great Lakes National Cemetery, G-4200 Belford Rd., Holly, MI 48442. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the funeral home 10:00 AM Thursday. Mr. Price will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, and may be viewed from 12:00 PM-8:00 PM Wednesday, with the family present from 5:00 PM - 7:00PM to receive friends. Benjamin A. Price, Sr. was born November 21, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Lenora LaCroix and Henry Price. He served in the United States Army in the Vietnam War Company 1st Battalion 33 Armor. Benjamin retired after 33 years of service from Buick City (Fisher I), divisions of General Motors and was a member of UAW Local #599. He enjoyed watching Michigan State Football and Basketball, he was their number one fan - “Go-Green.” Benjamin also enjoyed NASCAR. Benjamin A. Price, Sr. leaves to cherish his memory: wife, Teresa M. Price; 2 daughters, Lenora and Capri; 3 sons, Benjamin Jr., Kyle and Kurt Kennedy, all of Flint; 10 grandchildren including special granddaughter, Aronel (Little Bit); 2 great-granddaughters; 3 sisters-in-law, Janice (Robert) Madison of Bristol, TN, Joyce Dickson of Knoxville, TN and Eugenia (Terry) Byrd of Johnson City, TN; 8 brothers-in-law, Michael, Phil, Timmy, Billy, Dave, Chuck Bowling, all of Johnson City, TN, Ricky (Terri) Bowling of Kingsport, TN and Leroy Jr. (Ericsha) Bowling of Flint; 6 sisters, Florence Cunningham, Barbara Price, Tamara Barnett, Sherry Alford, Pauline Cunningham and Shelly Ware; brother, Ronny Cunningham; aunt, Blanche Fishback of California; 2 cousins, William (Ida) Sledge of South Haven, MI and Kirk Davis of Battle Creek, MI. Mr. Price was preceded in death by his parents, Lenora LaCroix and Henry Price, and Dorothy Fishback Cunningham; mother-in-law, Marion M. Brady; cousins, Elizabeth Lloyd, Aaron McIntosh, James Franklin Fishback and Alphonso Cunningham. The family would like to express special thanks to Hurley Medical Center 4E ICU, for the excellent care from staff nurse and doctor. Special thanks to Dr. Steven E. Gay of U of M Health System, and Dr. Linval Fleetwood.

Mr. Benjamin A. Price, Sr.

November 21, 1944 - July 12, 2016