King, Thelma Ruth (1914-2003)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2003 Mar 10 p. 11

Birth date: 1914 Aug 7

text of obituary:

THELMA RUTH KING

Thelma Ruth King, 88, of Albany, Ore., and formerly of Lebanon, died Feb. 22, 2003, at Mennonite Home. She was born Aug. 7, 1914, to Roy S. and Lora Hartzler Yoder in Hubbard.

She went to La Junta, Colo., where she attended nursing school and became a registered nurse. She married Donald E. King on May 7, 1941, in Portland.

They moved to Harper, Kan., and then to Goshen, Ind., so he could go to school for one year. He became a pastor and they lived in Pigeon, Mich., from 1946 to 1961. They moved to Hesston, Kan., where he pastored Whitestone Mennonite Church. In 1968 they made Lebanon their home. He preceded her in death on Oct. 14, 1976.

She was a mother, pastor's spouse, nurse and homemaker. She was an active member of Lebanon Mennonite Church and a member of the board of directors for Mennonite Village. She enjoyed quilting and helping people in need.

Survivors include two sons, Loren O. King of Suffolk, Va., and Timothy D. King of Eugene; a daughter, Nelda F. Miller of Shipshewana, Ind.; seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald; a son, Wendell R. King, in June 2000; and four brothers.

Memorial services will be held at Lebanon Mennonite Church. Burial was in Gilliland Cemetery.