Ples King, 78
A U.S. Army veteran serving in the Korean War, he was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn Louise King; son, Charlie Edward; and infant sons, Lester Royce and Timothy Elton King.
He is survived by children, Kathy Morrison of Gruetli-Laager, Esther J. King and Cynthia Seagroves of Tracy City, Melissa Guyear of Monteagle, Tammy Hall of McMinnville, Wilma Layne of Coalmont; brothers, Dewey King of Belvidere, Emmett King of Laurel, Mont., Denzil King of Sewanee; sisters, Ila King of Sewanee, Anna Lee Kunz of Tracy City, and Ethel King of Sewanee; 21 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Foster & Lay Funeral Home Chapel in Tracy City with Rev. Bill Smith officiating. Burial will follow at O’Dear Cemetery in Sewanee.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) April 6, 2005