The Burlington Hawkeye, Monday, 11/7/2005
Lloyd King
Lloyd King, 89, formerly of Galesburg, Ill., and Dallas City, Ill., died Saturday, Nov. 5, 2005, at the Greenwood Manor in Iowa City.
Born April 2, 1916, in Renick, W.Va., he was the son of Douglas and Elizabeth Sizemore King. On March 13, 1985, he married Betty Jean Flynn Barber in Galesburg. She died on March 1, 1994.
Mr. King worked for the Pacific Naval Construction Co. He later worked for Amoco Pipeline for many years and then worked construction in the Galesburg area.
He was captured while working for the Pacific Naval Construction Co., on Wake Island in 1941 and was a prisoner of war for several years. He was a member of the Galesburg American Legion.
Survivors include one stepson, Jack Barber of West Point; three granddaughters, one step–great–grandson, and several nieces and nephews.
Besides his wife, he was preceded in death by four sisters and two brothers.
Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Banks and Beals Funeral Home in Dallas City, with family meeting friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
The funeral for Mr. King will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, with the Rev. Doug Clark officiating. Burial with military rites will be in Harris Cemetery near Dallas City.
A memorial has been established for the Dallas City American Legion.
Lloyd King
Lloyd King, 89, formerly of Galesburg, Ill., and Dallas City, Ill., died Saturday, Nov. 5, 2005, at the Greenwood Manor in Iowa City.
Born April 2, 1916, in Renick, W.Va., he was the son of Douglas and Elizabeth Sizemore King. On March 13, 1985, he married Betty Jean Flynn Barber in Galesburg. She died on March 1, 1994.
Mr. King worked for the Pacific Naval Construction Co. He later worked for Amoco Pipeline for many years and then worked construction in the Galesburg area.
He was captured while working for the Pacific Naval Construction Co., on Wake Island in 1941 and was a prisoner of war for several years. He was a member of the Galesburg American Legion.
Survivors include one stepson, Jack Barber of West Point; three granddaughters, one step–great–grandson, and several nieces and nephews.
Besides his wife, he was preceded in death by four sisters and two brothers.
Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Banks and Beals Funeral Home in Dallas City, with family meeting friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
The funeral for Mr. King will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, with the Rev. Doug Clark officiating. Burial with military rites will be in Harris Cemetery near Dallas City.
A memorial has been established for the Dallas City American Legion.
The Burlington Hawkeye, Monday, 11/7/2005
Lloyd King
Lloyd King, 89, formerly of Galesburg, Ill., and Dallas City, Ill., died Saturday, Nov. 5, 2005, at the Greenwood Manor in Iowa City.
Born April 2, 1916, in Renick, W.Va., he was the son of Douglas and Elizabeth Sizemore King. On March 13, 1985, he married Betty Jean Flynn Barber in Galesburg. She died on March 1, 1994.
Mr. King worked for the Pacific Naval Construction Co. He later worked for Amoco Pipeline for many years and then worked construction in the Galesburg area.
He was captured while working for the Pacific Naval Construction Co., on Wake Island in 1941 and was a prisoner of war for several years. He was a member of the Galesburg American Legion.
Survivors include one stepson, Jack Barber of West Point; three granddaughters, one step–great–grandson, and several nieces and nephews.
Besides his wife, he was preceded in death by four sisters and two brothers.
Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Banks and Beals Funeral Home in Dallas City, with family meeting friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
The funeral for Mr. King will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, with the Rev. Doug Clark officiating. Burial with military rites will be in Harris Cemetery near Dallas City.
A memorial has been established for the Dallas City American Legion.
Lloyd King
Lloyd King, 89, formerly of Galesburg, Ill., and Dallas City, Ill., died Saturday, Nov. 5, 2005, at the Greenwood Manor in Iowa City.
Born April 2, 1916, in Renick, W.Va., he was the son of Douglas and Elizabeth Sizemore King. On March 13, 1985, he married Betty Jean Flynn Barber in Galesburg. She died on March 1, 1994.
Mr. King worked for the Pacific Naval Construction Co. He later worked for Amoco Pipeline for many years and then worked construction in the Galesburg area.
He was captured while working for the Pacific Naval Construction Co., on Wake Island in 1941 and was a prisoner of war for several years. He was a member of the Galesburg American Legion.
Survivors include one stepson, Jack Barber of West Point; three granddaughters, one step–great–grandson, and several nieces and nephews.
Besides his wife, he was preceded in death by four sisters and two brothers.
Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Banks and Beals Funeral Home in Dallas City, with family meeting friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
The funeral for Mr. King will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, with the Rev. Doug Clark officiating. Burial with military rites will be in Harris Cemetery near Dallas City.
A memorial has been established for the Dallas City American Legion.
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