Prince A. Hartley (1913-2008)

[Pastor Gary]

I had no idea that was your grandfather... I will be praying for the family. I do beleive he went to the blacksburg TCOG I remember in a convention one of our old overseers said that man is a walking bible.
My what a testimony...

He was not my grandfather -- he was my uncle: my mother's older brother.

[Trisha]

Yes, he did leave a wonderful legacy.
My fondest memory is of when he came to conduct a revival for my my dad in Texas. He took the time to build us a see saw and then played with us on it - jumping on one end to shoot us up in the air. What fun!
He won our hearts because he took time to "minister" to the pastor's children!

[THE RAzEr]

My uncle, Prince Hartley, passed away today in Blacksburg Virginia. He was 95 years old.

Prince Hartley was an itinerant Evangelist for decades in the COGOP, traveling all over the U.S. running revivals. He was noted for his astounding ability to quote verbatim extensive passages of KJV scripture from memory during his sermons. He was also a published poet and author, had a local radio ministry for many years, and was a man of impeccable Christian character.

For years he lived with an "adopted" family in Blacksburg who cared for him like their own grandfather (for which we are grateful) and they attended one of TCOG groups for several years... most recently I heard they were again attending a COGOP church.

One of my precious memories of Uncle Prince was my high school graduation gift from him: a big fat Cruden's Unabridged Concordance. I thought (at that time) it was the stupidest gift anyone could ever give a teenaged boy. I was a mediocre Christian at the time, and certainly had no aspirations to any kind of teaching/preaching ministry.

As it turns out, that gift was a flash of prescience and perhaps a bit of the prophetic on his part: it is the only high school graduation gift I remember, still have, and still use 39 years later.

Aloha, Uncle Prince. You left a legacy and led many to heaven.

He preached for my Father. He was thought well of by my Father. i do not know what the other side is like of course, but may be my Daddy has welcomed him by now. If not I feel sure they will sooner are later connect with many others rejoicing.

Ray Ammons

[one love]

PG I am sorry not sure why I said grandfather after I had just read that...