Robert, So sorry for your lose, my prayers are with the family. Dortha Bradshaw,Cole,Dark,Fike,Gamel,George,Hicks,Holden,Heathcoat,Killinger,Morris ,Nance,Pitts,Prater,Roberts,Sutterfield,Whiteside -----Original Message----- From: Robert W. King <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Friday, July 20, 2001 8:43 AM Subject: [AR IND.] Charles King obituary >Hi folks! >My father, Charles King, husband of Wilma King, died peacefully Saturday >afternoon after several months of struggles. His funeral yesterday was a >celebration of a life well lived in service to his community. What follows >is the text of the obituary that was given to the local newspaper. >Charles R. King, retired school superintendent, died Saturday, July 14th, >2001. Born July 1st, 1917, he was a graduate of the University of Arkansas, >had a Masters degrees from Oklahoma State University and had studied at >several other colleges and universities. Mr. King served in the Pocahontas >school system as vocational agriculture teacher for eight years. During >those years, he greatly expanded the scale of the department and was >involved in the design and construction of a new vocational agriculture >building before being selected by the school board to become superintendent. >During his tenure as superintendent, the Alma Spikes School was designed and >constructed, the high school was extended and the present football field and >track was constructed. After seven years in that position, Mr. King moved to >Alaska where he was superintendent or principal at the William E. Beltz >Vocational School at Nome, the Fort Yukon schools and the Metlakatla >schools. After eleven years in Alaska, Mr. King retired and returned to his >home in Pocahontas. >In addition to his professional duties, Mr. King served as both board member >and president of the Randolph County Fair Board. Mr. King is a former >President of the Pocahontas Chamber of Commerce, and a Lieutenant Governor >of the Kiwanis Clubs of Arkansas. > >Since his retirement, he has been an active member of the Retired Teachers >Association and the Pocahontas Lions Club. He was for several years a >regional director for the Arkansas AARP and was a board member of the East >Arkansas Area Agency on Aging. >His hobbies were gardening and fishing. >When Mr. King constructed his retirement home on his farm near Pocahontas, >he installed the first ground water coupled heat pump system built by a >local business to heat and cool his home. That business has patented >features of the design and has since grown into a substantial and thriving >manufacturing concern providing employment for many people of the area. >Mr. King wrote an autobiography, entitled "Schoolmaster" which was >serialized in the Pocahontas Star Herald newspaper recently. >Mr. King has been a member of the Church of Christ for more than sixty >years. >Mr. King is survived by his wife of 59 years, Wilma, his sons Robert King of >Winslow, Arkansas, and Tom King of Pocahontas, his daughter-in-law Cari King >of Pocahontas, his brothers Ray, James, and Buddy King, and sister Geraldine >Gregory all of Los Angeles, California. In addition, several nieces and >nephews, and many friends survive him. >Visitation will be at McNabb Funeral Home in Pocahontas between 4:00 and >7:00 PM, Monday, July 17, 2001. The funeral service will conducted at the >McNabb Chapel in Pocahontas by Brother Larry Owen of the Westridge Church of >Christ. The service will be at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, July 18, 2001. >Interment will be in Randolph Memorial Cemetery. > > >-- >Robert W. King >I'm an ingenieur, NOT a bloody locomotive driver! >SnailNet: 19023 TV Tower Rd, Winslow, Arkansas 72959 >BellNet: 501-634-2086 >InterNet: [email protected] >Web site: http://www.wildweasel.net > > > >============================== >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 >Source for Family History Online. Go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >