Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Church of Christ
• Occupation: Pipefitter
• Census: 1 May 1930, Wilson County, Texas, USA
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, Wilson County, Texas, USA
• Census: 7 May 1940, Wilson County, Texas, USA
• Census: 25 Apr 1950, Wilson County, Texas, USA
• Residence: Jun 1975, Pasadena, Harris, Texas, USA
• Residence: 15 Dec 1979, Deer Park, Harris, Texas, USA
• Residence: 30 Jul 1986, Centerville, Leon, Texas, USA
• Residence: 14 Feb 2013, McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA
• Residence: 20 Jun 2014, McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA

Notes:

“Richard was born in the Sunnyside community of Floresville, Texas on September 4, 1927, the eldest child of Richard Leslie King and Cora Ella Reed King. His mother died when he was five years old and he then lived nearby with his grandparents, William A and Ida Reed. A WWII veteran, he enlisted in the Navy at 17 years old and spent several years in the South Pacific. Richard returned home to Floresville and then moved to Houston where he met his “worthy woman” Sarah Pauline Hawks and they married shortly after in October, 1951. He found work at Ethyl Corporation as a pipefitter and then moved to Deer Park where they raised their four children. He retired from Ethyl/Albemarle in 1982 and then built their retirement home on his farm in Centerville, TX where they lived for 30 years. They moved to McKinney in 2008 and then to Allen in 2017.

“Richard was known for three loves: the church, historical records, and hunting. He became a deacon at the Red Bluff church of Christ in Pasadena, and then served as an elder at the College Park church of Christ in Deer Park, and later the Centerville church of Christ. He was an active member of the West Allen church of Christ in his final years. Richard was a staunch supporter of the truth, reached out to many souls to teach the Gospel, and was an example as a faithful servant of God. His spiritual legacy reaches far and wide. His loyalty to his family in Christ, his earthly family, and his friends was unsurpassed. Loving the outdoors, Richard was a big game hunter and spent many years in Colorado and Texas with his close friends enjoying that pursuit. Richard always had a project, collecting artifacts, arrowheads, and fossils, researching Civil War and Texas history, and was a member of several genealogical and archaeological societies. His last project was to help restore the 1881 Leon County courthouse in Centerville by soliciting the funding that allowed the project to be completed. As an outdoorsman, a historian, a personal friend, a family man, and most importantly a Christian, he stood tall.”

Birth:
at 3:15 a.m. in the Sunnyside community

Census:
Justice Precinct 1

Census:
Justice Precinct 8

Census:
Justice Precinct 8

Died:
at his home

Richard married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Church of Christ
• Education: A&M College of Texas
• Occupation: Financial Analyst
• Residence: 21 Feb 1943, College Station, Brazos, Texas, USA
• Residence: 15 Dec 1979, Arlington, Tarrant, Texas, USA
• Residence: 20 Oct 1984, Arlington, Tarrant, Texas, USA

Notes:

“Smith, a native of Cottonwood, was a financial analyst for Chrysler Corp. and a member of Northwest Church of Christ in Arlington.

“Smith was an Army veteran of World War II, a graduate of Texas A&M and a past member of the Texas A&M Corps.”

Residence:
1714 Park Hill Dr.

Died:
in a local hospital

Buried:
Plot: Middle of the Good Shepherd Section

Kenneth married Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Jun 1975: Floresville, Wilson, Texas Mar 1985: Floresville, Wilson, Texas
• Religion: Southern Baptist
• Occupation: Farmer
• Census: 22 Apr 1910, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
• Residence: 29 Dec 1915, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
• Census: 2 Mar 1920, Wilson County, Texas, USA
• Census: 1 May 1930, Wilson County, Texas, USA
• Residence: 5 May 1933, Floresville, Wilson, Texas, USA
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, Wilson County, Texas, USA
• Residence: 13 Mar 1936, Floresville, Wilson, Texas, USA
• Census: 7 May 1940, Wilson County, Texas, USA
• Residence: 11 Apr 1950, Floresville, Wilson, Texas, USA
• Census: 25 Apr 1950, Wilson County, Texas, USA
• Residence: 31 Oct 1954, Floresville, Wilson, Texas, USA
• Residence: 30 Jul 1986, Floresville, Wilson, Texas, USA

Notes:

Census:
306 Dittmar Ave.

Census:
Justice Precinct 3, Floresville & Sunnyside Road

Census:
Justice Precinct 1

Census:
Justice Precinct 8

Census:
Justice Precinct 8

Richard married Cora Ella REED on 25 Nov 1926 in Stockdale, Wilson, Texas, USA. Cora (daughter of William Arthur REED and Sarah Ida RICHARDSON) was born on 10 Sep 1904 in Wilson County, Texas, USA; died on 5 May 1933 in Floresville, Wilson, Texas, USA; was buried on 5 May 1933 in Stockdale Cemetery, Stockdale, Wilson, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: possible Coronary Thrombosis
• Religion: Methodist
• Occupation: Housewife
• Census: 13 May 1910, Wilson County, Texas, USA
• Census: 2 Mar 1920, Wilson County, Texas, USA
• Census: 1 May 1930, Wilson County, Texas, USA

Notes:

Census:
Justice Precinct 1

Census:
Justice Precinct 3, Floresville & Sunnyside Road

Census:
Justice Precinct 1

Died:
about 3 a.m.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Building Contractor
• Occupation: Farmer
• Cause of death: Cerebral Hemorrhage
• Residence: 12 Sep 1918, Madisonville, Madison, Texas, USA
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, Madisonville, Madison, Texas, USA
• Census: 20 Apr 1940, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
• Residence: 27 Apr 1942, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
• Census: 11 Apr 1950, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA

Notes:

Census:
408 Winnie

Residence:
2517 Hardwood Lane

Census:
2517 Hardwood

Died:
at 10:10 p.m. at his residence, 2517 Hardwood Lane

Van married Buna Agnes GIBSON on 16 Nov 1921 in Madison County, Texas, USA. Buna was born on 24 Oct 1902 in Trinity County, Texas, USA; died on 10 Jul 1983 in Harris County, Texas, USA; was buried in Mount Tabor Cemetery, Madisonville, Madison, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Buna MEADOWS
• Occupation: Housewife
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, Madisonville, Madison, Texas, USA
• Census: 20 Apr 1940, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
• Census: 11 Apr 1950, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
• Residence: 10 Jul 1983, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA

Notes:

Census:
408 Winnie

Census:
2517 Hardwood