Joe King, 59, of Tecumseh, Oklahoma, died Saturday, July 23, 2005, at Dorminy Medical Center in Fitzgerald, Georgia.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday at the Paulk Funeral Home Chapel, Fitzgerald, with Bro. Charlie Wilson and Bro. Andrew Jordan officiating. Interment will be at 2:00 PM in Westview Cemetery in Moultrie, Georgia. Visitation will be held from 7:00 to 9:00 Sunday evening at the funeral home.
Mr. King was born June 16, 1946 in Colquitt County, Georgia, to the late Joseph Emery King and Geraldine Jackson King. He was a 1965 graduate of Moultrie High School. A retired veteran of the US Army with over 20 years of service, Mr. King served 2 tours of duty in Vietnam. He was co-owner of J. and J. Riding Ranch in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He was also associated with Quality Hardware in Tecumseh, Oklahoma. Mr. King was a resident of Tecumseh, Oklahoma for 20 years. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
He is survived by: 2 daughters, Cissy King Kerns of Gainesville, Georgia, and Jennifer King Berra of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: his mother, Jeri King of Fitzgerald, Georgia; 2 grandchildren, Zachery and Delaney Berra of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; 1 sister, Sue (Ken) McDearmid of Fitzgerald.
In lieu of flowers, please send memorials to the Coastal Plains Chapter of the American Red Cross, 213 E. 8th Street, Tifton, Georgia, 31794