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November 14, 2004
Rev. Floyd C. King, 76, passed away Sunday, Nov. 14, 2004, at his
home.Born Sept. 9, 1918, he was the son of the late Craig and Rosa King. He was
pastor of Clairfield Missionary Baptist Church for 24 years. He was a loving
father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He was preceded in death by his
wife, Cledis King; son, David King; two sisters, Edra Jones and Monie King;
brother, Lee King; half-brothers, Clarence and Hubert King. Survivors include
his five sons, Wayne King, Alan King, Michael King, all of Clairfield, Chris
King, Anchorage, Alaska, and Steve King, Lexington, Ky.; two daughters, Shirley
Dziadul, Speedwell, Tenn., Donna Hurst, Jellico, Tenn.; sister, Lillie Lane,
Tazewell, Tenn.; seven grandchildren, Vanessa, Connie, Amy, Jason, Joshua David,
Sarah, and Taylor; two great-grandchildren, Joshua Scott and Evan; and a host of
other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m.
Wednesday at Clairfield Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Clarence Teague
and the Rev. Horace Partin presiding. Music will be provided by church singers,
Joyce Adkins and Boyd Taylor. Burial will be in Clairfield Baptist Church
Cemetery. Pallbearers will be his sons and grandsons. The family will
receive friends from 6-9 p.m. Tuesday at Creech Funeral Home, and from 1-2 p.m.
Wednesday at Clairfield Missionary Baptist Church. Arrangements by Creech
Funeral Home, Middlesboro.
Middlesboro News
August 25, 1966 Mrs. King, Age 73 Passed Away Aug 16 Mrs. Gracie
King, age 73, of LaFollette, Route 4, died at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, August
16. Survivors are: daughters Mrs Trula Day and Mrs. Hazel Dailey of
LaFollette; sons, Howard of Dayton, Ohio and Dewey of LaFollette; sister Rhoda
Williams of LaFollette; brothers, Ben and Rice Smith of LaFollette; and 11
grandchildren. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon, August 19, at
Fincastle Methodist church. Burial was in the church cemetery. Roach Mortuary of
LaFollette was in charge.
LaFollette Press
Feb 25, 1960 Zack King Passes Away February 18 At Age 68 Zack King
of LaFollette, Route 1 died Thursday afternoon at the age of 69. Survivors
are the wife, Mrs Grace King; two sons, Dewey of LaFollette and Howard of
Dayton, Ohio; two daughters, Trula Mae Day of LaFollette and Hazel Hamlin of
Dayton, Ohio; three sisters, Mrs. W.M. Sowder of LaFollette, Mrs Floyd Clark of
Dayton, Ohio, and Miss Lillie King of LaFollette; three brothers Sillus,
McKinley,and Ovit, all of LaFollette. Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon. February 21, at Fincastle Methodist Church with the Rev, Hershall
Brown officiating. Burial was in Fincastle Methodist Church. The body remained
at the funeral home where the family received friends from 7:00 until 9:00 p.m..
Saturday. Cross and Berry Funeral Home of LaFollette was in charge.
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January 22, 2006
Kitchen, James Henderson, known as “Dad” by his 5 children, “Jim”
by his countless friends, and “Mr. Kitch” by the thousands of students he taught
in Boca Raton, Florida passed away on January 22, 2006, two months short of his
80th birthday. Dad was born on March 16, 1926, in Ashland, Kentucky and was
raised in Huntington, WV. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in
1950 and received masters degrees from the University of Colorado and Florida
Atlantic University. Proudly serving his country, he was a Captain in the
United States Air Force. As a petroleum geologist, he worked for Gulf
Oil in Utah, Colorado, Wyoming and Oklahoma. After marrying mom (Carolyn
Callahan Kitchen) in 1959, they moved overseas where dad worked for Standard Oil
in Turkey, Guatemala and Libya, where two of his daughters were born. In
1963 dad settled the family in Boca Raton. He began teaching earth science
at Boca Raton Middle School and afterwards taught at Spanish River High
School. “Mr. Kitch,” as his students called him, had a knack for making
boring subjects (like Science) fun and his students loved his great sense of
humor. Dad had an insatiable wanderlust. Over the course of his
lifetime, he traveled to every state in the U.S. and to over 100 countries,
making friends every where he went. Trekking through forests in distant
lands, diving for and collecting ancient artifacts, hunting for fossils in
remote riverbeds, fishing in Yellowstone and gazing at the Grand Tetons made him
happy. He was at peace in the West and accordingly he greatly respected
and appreciated the native Indians. When watching a college football
game with him one had to be careful.... because he could spontaneously break out
in Oklahoma’s fight song, “Boomer Sooner.” He loved UNC basketball and
found great delight when Duke lost. He married Judy Welch on July
24, 1999. She was an angel to dad and was such a great companion during
his final 7 years. He loved her very much. His greatest
accomplishment was being a great father. He and mom raised 5 children who
will miss his friendship and guidance. He is survived by wife Judy and her
family, daughter Jill who lives in Leesburg, Florida with her husband Mike,
their 3 children, Brian, Erin and Suzanne; daughter Anne Guillette who lives
in Annapolis, MD; daughter Kris who lives in Severna Park, MD with her
husband Dave and their 2 children Matthew and Dylan; son Todd who lives in
Fayetteville, NC; and son Jim who lives in Chapel Hill, NC with his wife Susan
and their 2 children Kenan and Karsen. Dad was a disciple of Jesus
Christ and had been a member of the First Presbyterian Church since 1963.
A celebration of dad’s life will take place at the First Presbyterian Church in
Boca Raton on Thursday, January 26th from 3-5pm. There will be an informal
gathering of friends and family to share life stories from 3-4:30pm and a short
service from 4:30-5pm. Stop by for 5 minutes or stay the whole time. If
you knew Dad we’d love to have you join us. In lieu of flowers, please
donate money in his name to Trickle-U (www.trickleup.org),
a non-profit which helps low-income people around the world start
businesses.
