 pringle family pringle family ray tue 7302013 741 pringle family lee v pringle lee vernon pringle 18661938 was a native of semmes chapel mobile county alabama he was born february 28 1866 the son of frank m pringle and corinia yonge 18451920 lv pringle came to biloxi in 1908 probably from latonia jackson county mississippi where he was associated with the latonia turpentine company and union naval stores of mobile these organizations were naval stores manufacturers and dealers in general merchandise in 1901 pringle served as postmaster at latonia which is about 12 miles northwest of semmes chapel alabama mr pringle invented a turpentine cup which was manufactured by the pringle cup company in daisy tennessee in 1902 the chattanooga pottery company of daisy tennessee was formed by the  consolidated naval stores company  to manufacture clay cups consolidated naval stores was formed by the merger of seven florida and georgia factorage houses also in 1902 they had offices in savannah jacksonville and pensacola it is very probable that the pringle cup company was a name only and that the clay cups were manufactured by the chattanooga pottery company it is interesting to note that in october 1912  the daily herald  reported that dg zeigler proprietor of the  petrous manufacturing company  was erecting factory on lee street in biloxi near the l n railroad tracks zeigler planned to make turpentine cups at his plant  the daily herald october 16 1912 p 8  lv pringle was elected president of the turpentine and resin association of new orleans in january 1918  the daily herald january 26 1918 p 3  in addition to his naval stores operations in mississippi mr pringle had turpentine and rosin operations in florida alabama and louisiana he was vicepresident of the gillicanchipley company of new orleans for fifteen years and held the same position with the pringlegay turpentine company lv pringle also had his own real estate company and held large personal land holdings lee v pringle married victoria voltz 18851935 she was born at perdido florida the daughter of robert m voltz and elizabeth king of selma and montgomery alabama respectively the pringles had six children  lee vernon pringle jr  19021974 m harriet kistner 19031994  robert h pringle  19041981 m gladys a 191970  thomas n pringle  19061970 m elizabeth murphy moorman 19171982 m c ashmead biddulph 19071992  victor boyd pringle  19091977 m margaret woodley 19111997  vivian pringle  19121992 m archibald clinton hewes 19041978  james w pringle  19141971 m jane kempe wood 19171977 and  jackson pringle  19191920   the daily herald may 6 1935 p 3  lee v pringle expired on october 8 1938 he and many family members are interred at the biloxi cemetery  the daily herald october 9 1938 p 3  ford agency pringlereagan ford agency in 1932 robert h holmes 18691949 and sons acquired the ford motorcar agency at biloxi they incorporated as the holmes motor company in april 1932 their ford agency was relocated from lameuse street and the l n railroad to the northeast corner of west howard avenue and caillavet street in october 1933 the holmes motor company had a curious demonstration in their lameuse street showroom to demonstrate the chassis and springs strength of their automobiles one ford had 3400 pounds of lumber placed on its top  the daily herald october 10 1933 p 3  mr holmes sold the business to the pringlereagan motor company this organization was led by the pringle brothers lv pringle jr 19021974 robert h pringle 19041981 thomas n pringle 19061970 and victor b pringle 19091977 their other partners were a cousin frank e pringle jr 19091957 and dewey r reagan  harrison co ms charter bk 52 p 123 and the daily herald june 2 1935 p 2  on formal opening day in late june 1935 the public was invited to observe that the building had been renovated and cleaned thoroughly and the entire plant elevated to first class conditions the large workshop in the north section of the structure was made into a temporary auditorium and a five reel motion picture of the ford plant in michigan ford cars climbing pike s peak and other promotional features of the ford automobile were shown during the afternoon some of the employees of the organization at this time were lv pringle jr dewey reagan frank pringle e jacquot john stojcich tn lightsey salesman jw watts salesman and the garage force george wilson robert illsley dudley powell and h campbell   the daily herald july 1 1935 p 2  on their 5 th anniversary celebrated in late may 1940 the pringlereagan motor company announced that had 18 employees and a 19224 annual payroll the daily herald may 31 1940 p 6  children lee v pringle jr born on october 23 1902 at latonia jackson county mississippi lee vernon pringle jr 19021974 was the son of lv pringle 18661938 and victoria voltz 18851935 the pringle family had its roots at semmes chapel mobile county alabama circa 1908 they arrived in biloxi probably relocating from latonia a small turpentine camp situated in northeast jackson county at this sylvan village mr lv pringle sr was associated with the latonia turpentine company and union naval stores of mobile in 1901 he was postmaster at latonia the other lv pringle sr children were robert h pringle thomas n pringle victor pringle vivian p hewes and jackson pringle 19191920 circa 1934 lee vernon pringle jrcame to ocean springs from biloxi to commence the ocean springs feed store in the wieder building on government street he resided with his wife harriet kistner pringle 19031994 and sons lee v pringle iii 19271996 and charles k pringle at 50 general pershing avenue in ocean springs pringle had been employed in biloxi at the pringlereagan motor company on howard avenue the pringle feed business at ocean springs lasted about seven years in 1942 lv pringle jr returned to biloxi and became president of the pringlereagan motor company at biloxi the family resided at 1077 howard avenue  victor b pringle   victor b pringle jr victor boyd pringle jr 19382009 age 70 years of biloxi died sunday may 24 2009 in ocean springs victor was born on june 12 1938 to victor and margaret pringle during his childhood and early adulthood victor enjoyed sailing the biloxi bay after graduating from biloxi high school in 1956 he attended washington lee university after two years he transferred to the university of mississippi oxford mississippi and graduated in may 1963 with his bachelors in business and his juris doctorate he was admitted by the mississippi bar to practice law in 1963 during his time at the university of mississippi he was an active member of phi delta theta after graduating victor worked with the internal revenue service estate department and later with the mississippi bank and trust company where he was vice president senior trust officer and trust department head during the years 19661969 victor served in the air national guard 173rd air base squadron where he attained the rank of s sgt e5 in 1972 victor moved back to biloxi and took over his father s law practice where he practiced until his death he was one of the founding organizers of the jefferson bank in biloxi and served on the advisory board for jefferson bank southtrust bank wachovia bank and now wells fargo and was past secretary to the board victor was an active member of several professional organizations which include american bar association mississippi state bar association harrison county bar association past president biloxi bar association board of director with south trust bank of south mississippi mississippi bar foundation board of directors with south mississippi legal services and board of directors with mississippi legal services victor was a member and past chairman of the salvation army advisory board in biloxi a member and past president of biloxi businessmen s club past board member of the chamber of commerce in biloxi he was also the past king of les masques member of mithras master barrister of american inns court an avid sailor at the biloxi yacht club and past city of biloxi court judge victor is preceded in death by his parents victor and margaret pringle and his sister margaret flowers survivors include his longtime friend and confidant catherine carroll his aunt madlyn woodley of greatbridge virginia a niece vivian martin of atlanta georgia and nephews victor flowers of san francisco california and walter flowers iii of tuscaloosa alabama and a host of cousins the family would like to thank hospice of light for their support in lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to the salvation army of biloxi mississippi memorial service will be thursday may 28 2009 600 pm at the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral homes the sun herald may 27 2009  frank e pringle frank ernest pringle 18721925 was born at semmes chapel mobile county alabama on august 18 1872 his parents were frank m pringle and corinia yonge 18451920 he came to biloxi in 1908 fe pringle was in the turpentine business in harrison and jackson counties he was president of the jackson naval stores company in 1913 they were headquartered in the bolton building at biloxi george f mason served the organization as vicepresident while a hadley was secretarytreasurer biloxi city directory 19131914 p 154 fe pringle was highly lauded in may 1916 for the celerity in which he rebuilt the jackson naval stores still at florala the fire still located near the florala post office had been completely destroyed in a conflagration pringle brought in equipment and supplies from other company operations as well as sending damaged machinery to mobile for repair  the daily herald  of biloxi said of mr pringle s efforts   this is the quickest work of its kind ever seen among turpentine producers in this section    the daily herald  may 30 1916 p 8 fe pringle developed the pringle subdivison at north biloxi now d iberville which he acquired in february 1913 in 1922 he sold 212 acres at north biloxi for the methodist church on race track road harco ms land deed bk 106 p 285 and bk 130 p 181 fe pringle married dellie m orso 18811927 the daughter of joseph a orso and mittie williams of alabama mrs pringle was a native of malcolm alabama the fe pringles had eight children  esther lucille pringle  19021926  mattie corrine pringle  19021982 m thomas colson  ernestine pringle  19071981 m wallace drew jr 19011971  cora coca mittey   pringle m gill chinn and mack h griffin 19122000  mittie may pringle m grady a horton  frank ernest pringle jr  19091957 m edna grueling 19081941 and bertha marie egan 191983  woodrow w pringle  19141963 m evelyn burdine and roland ward pringle  19191972 fe pringle expired on november 26 1925 his corporal remains are interred in the biloxi cemetery dellie pringle passed on march 19 1927 at her domicile at 520 seal avenue  the daily herald november 27 1925 p 1 and march 19 1927 p 1    references   harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 8549   the estate of fe pringle  august 1925 journals the daily herald   lv instead of fe pringle   january 26 1918 the daily herald   biloxi youth  victor b pringle  accidentally shot   november 28 1909 p 1 the daily herald   victor boyd pringle improved   november 29 1909 p 4 the daily herald   death takes fe pringle   november 27 1925 the daily herald   miss  esther  pringle dies   february 26 1926 the daily herald   mrs fe pringle taken by death   march 19 1927 the daily herald   jf payne goes to his reward   october 18 1929 p 1 the daily herald   victor pringle now lawyer   june7 1933 p 5 the daily herald   mrs pringle dies at biloxi   may 6 1935 p 1 the daily herald   pringlereagan co buy ford agency   june 2 1935 p 2 the daily herald   ford dealers entertain   july 1 1935 p 2 the daily herald    now it is turpentine   july 31 1936 p 7 the daily herald   lv pringle sr dies at biloxi home after long illness   october 9 1938 p 3 the daily herald   ford dealers entertain   jul 1 1935 p 2 the daily herald   lv pringle sr dies at biloxi home  october 9 1938 p 3 the daily herald   biloxi ford company has anniversary   may 31 1940 p 6 the daily herald   tom pringle sr dies funeral rites tuesday   october 5 1970 the daily herald   james w pringle   may 31 1971 p 2 the daily herald   victor pringle sr dies   october 31 1977 p 2 the sun herald   harriet k pringle   november 15 1994 p a2 the sun herald   margret woodley pringle   april 3 1997 p c2 the sun herald   mack h griffin   november 2000 the sun herald   victor boyd pringle jr   may 27 2009 520 views  