Mr. King was a yard master for the Santa Fe Railway in Emporia until he retired in 1979 after 34 years with the company. He served in the Army 35th Division, Co. B during World War II.
He was born Dec. 9, 1917, at Nelson, Mo., the son of James Houston and Bessie Mildred Berlin King.
Interment was at Memorial Lawn Cemetery.
Mr. King was a yard master for the Santa Fe Railway in Emporia until he retired in 1979 after 34 years with the company. He served in the Army 35th Division, Co. B during World War II.
He was born Dec. 9, 1917, at Nelson, Mo., the son of James Houston and Bessie Mildred Berlin King.
Interment was at Memorial Lawn Cemetery.
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