George Sidney King

1912 - 2001  (89 years)

• Name	George Sidney King
  Birth	14 Jun 1912	Falling Spring, Greenbrier Co., WV   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	28 Jul 2001	Carthage, Hancock Co., IL   [1]
  Burial	30 Jul 2001	Powellton Cemetery, Powellton, Hancock Co., IL   [2]
  Person ID	I17152	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2009

  
  

  Father	William Gray King,   b. 27 May 1881, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 1961, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Parthena Elizabeth Reed,   b. 30 Jan 1885, Greenbrier Co., WV d. Jan 1973, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	4 Dec 1907	Greenbrier Co., WV
  Family ID	F2430	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Evelyn Florine Carnes
  Marriage	19 Dec 1938	Fort Madison, Lee Co., IA   [2]
  Children	1. Sidney Kay King   2. Ronald Gene King   3. William Charles King   4. George Robert King,   b. La Harpe, Hancock Co., IL
  Family ID	F7373	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2009

  
  

• Notes

  Hancock County Journal-Pilot, Online Edition, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 George S. King, 89, Adrian, died Saturday, July 28, 2001, at Memorial Hospital in Carthage of natural causes. He was born March 14, 1912, in Greenbriar County, W. Va., the son of William Gray and Parthena Elizabeth Reed King. On December 19, 1938, he married Evelyn Carnes in Ft. Madison. She survives. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn of Adrian; four children, Sidney Brown of Ft. Madison, Ronald (Bonnie) King of Carthage, William Charles (JoAnn) King of Granite City, and George Robert (Rita) King of Ferris; 13 grandchildren; 23 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters; one brother. He moved to the Colusa area where he graduated from high school. He worked as a farm hand and implement mechanic before serving as the Nauvoo-Colusa school custodian until his retirement. He continued to work as a bus driver for the Nauvoo-Colusa school district after his retirement. He helped build the Colusa gymnasium along with volunteer help in the area. He had been a member of the Adrian Christian Church and enjoyed fishing the Mississippi River. Graveside services were held Monday, July 30, at the Powellton Cemetery. A memorial fund has been established.

  
  

• Sources

  [S996] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, Master File, (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.). [S848] Obituary: Hancock County Journal-Pilot, Cathage, IL.