This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MargieRoopPearce Surnames: King, Smith, Cook, Rumple, Hann Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.adams/3344/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, Indiana; Sat. Aug. 13, 1983 DICK E. KING Dick E. King, 53, 947 Bush St., a 32-year employee at the Decatur works of the General Electric Co., died unexpectedly at 12:24 p.m. Friday at the Adams County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient since Tuesday. A member of the American Legion, Adams Post 43, Mr. King was a paratrooper in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He also had been an area scuba diver for many years. Born in Decatur on Aug. 2, 1930, he was the son of Fred E. and Alvena Smith-King, and was married Dec. 22, 1956 to Isabel Cook, who survives. Also surviving are four children, Fred, Decatur; Miss Terry King, Decatur; Lisa Rumple, Decatur; and Eric King, Decatur; three grandchildren and one niece and nephew. One sister, Kathryn Hann, preceded him in death. Services will be held Monday at 1:30 p.m. at the Zwick, Boltz & Jahn Funeral Home, with Rev. Sylvester Martin officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today. Military graveside rites will be held by the local Legion post. Memorials are to the Heart Fund. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.