Obituary of Charles King
Graveside services for Charles Herman King, Sr., 78, New, London, are scheduled for 11:00 am, Friday, October 1, at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery near New London, with the Reverend Johnnie Wright officiating under direction of Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home, Overton.
Mr. King died Sunday, September 26, 2010, in a Henderson. He was born September 2, 1932, in Jacksonville to the late J. D. and Bertha Ellis King.
He married Billie Ann Preston November 23, 1952, in Bullard and moved to New London in 1962 from Kilgore. He worked for Kilgore Ceramics for 39 years and was a member of the Steel Workers Union and the Rocky Mount Baptist Church.
Mr. King was an Army veteran serving in the Korean War.
He was a great Dad and Grandfather.
He was preceded in death by a son, John Raymond King, in 2005, a granddaughter, Natasha King in 1985, and his wife, Billie Ann King October 28, 2008.
Survivors include three sons, a daughter, and two daughters-in-law, Charles H. 'Chuck' King, Jr. of New London, Jarvis Ray and Cherri King of Joinerville, and David Aaron and Marilyn King of New London and Mary Louise King of Overton; nine grandchildren, Charles King, III, David Earl King, Jarvis Ray King, Jr., Jennifer Beall, Christy King, Seath Aaron King, Jeremy David King, Tristan Tyler King and Fawn Rachelle King; 18 great grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm, Thursday, September 30.
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